As seen in both literary works and peices of media, women have long faced oppression; however, every woman is capable of achieving independence within their own life.

In Their Eyes Were Watching God as Janie wraps up her life story to Pheoby Janie states, "love is lak the sea. It's uh movin' thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it's different with every shore" (191).

This quote isn't only applicable to Janie's journey but to the protagonists in all four novels. For both Janie and Janie, their dreams were about love, and since "[love's] uh movin' thing" that eventually "takes its shape from de shore it meets" alludes to how each person that they've come into contact with has left an impression on them even if they're gone. This also includes Celie and Offred because each of them looked up to their role models and "[took the] shape from de shore it [met]." Everybody's journey for freedom and independence is different, so everybody's shore is different.