A Poem for jennifer, marla, tawana, and me written by Sapphire, shows how she believes society judges and scrutinizes the lives of women who claim to be victimized by men. These women are made to relive the horrible ordeal over and over in order to convince the public that they are the real victims. She shows how the public and the media believe that if a woman is victimized there must have been a reason for it happening.
Many women who have been victimized never tell anyone, in fear that no one will believe them. "What could I do but be silent; the first question they will ask me will be about my past." (112) Sapphire shows how society tends to judge a woman by her past experiences and associates and searches for reasons to justify the victimization. After all, if a woman is raped there has to be a reason why it happened, she must have provoked it. Women feel that it is better to stay silent then to speak and have to endure the sense of being victimized again. To Sapphire, a......
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