Question

Shug act more manly than most men . . . he say. You know Shug will fight, he say. Just like Sofia. She bound to live her life and be herself no matter what. Mr. ______ think all this is stuff men do. But Harpo not like this, I tell him. You not like this. What Shug got is womanly it seem like to me. Specially since she and Sofia the ones got it. page number

Answer 1

The given excerpt is taken from the epistolary novel "The Color Purple" written by Alice Walker.

Step-by-step explanation:

The novel sheds the light on the theme of gender throughout. Celie is the protagonist of the novel who shares her story of being abused first by her father and then Mr____.

In the given quotation, Celie recalls her conversation with Mr ___ and questions the gender role. The characteristics that Shug has been given in this quotation is of "more manly" than other men because she "fight". "Fight" is connected with male characteristics.

Celie is questioning the stereotype that is related to what woman and man perceives in the society. She says that "What Shug got is womanly" than manly.