Dec 29, 2009

The Color Purple | Compare and Contrast

1930s: The relationship between men and women is clearly defined. Men are the bread-winners and the heads of the families. Women stay at home to take care of the children and the housework.

Today: Men and women share the economic burden of the household. Many married women with children are in the workplace. Preschool children are cared for in daycare centers or at home with paid babysitters.

1930s: Racism is condoned throughout the country, and laws in the South enforce segregation. African Americans are kept out of many industries.

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