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Summary Of Who Are The Fools By J. California Cooper

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Joan Cooper, best known as J. California Copper, is an As an American author and playwright. J. California Cooper is known for captivating her readers with her unique and simple writing style. A Piece of Me included many interesting short stories that deals with different women. This piece that she wrote is detailed oriented leaving the readers wanting more. J. California books is a voice to all the African American women in this world. “Love is knowing someone’s weaknesses and not taking advantage of them. Knowing their flaws and accepting who they are” (Love, Inspirational & More Quotes, n.d.) Throughout the book, one can recognize the lack of love or identify that each woman receive from an early age to adulthood. Having insecurities is …show more content…

Rembo. Being that they live in the same neighborhood for over twenty years, people witnessed Teresa’s struggles with her husband. Mr. Rembo considered Teresa to be “his to do with as liked” (Who are The Fools?, Pg. ). As a man and her husband, he felt the need to do whatever he wants to his wife because he can. As stated by Mr.Rembo, “Me! Me! She is my wife! Mine! I can beat her if I want to! She’s mine! I can kill her if I want to!” (Who Are the Fools?, Pg.25), showing clear signs of an abuser. Mr. Rembo abused Teresa emotionally and physically every day. Teresa allowed this abuse to happen for several years, until she got freedom from …show more content…

Rembo went through some form of tragedy his own self. From his mother dying after being kicked by a cow and giving birth to him to his step mother not caring about him, in which one can believe caused him to become emotionally abusive. According to the article Emotional Abusive Men and Women: Who Are They?, “Emotional abusers seek to have their way irrespective of those around them, have low self esteem, use force during sex, and etc.”. (Tracy, 2016). As stated in the story, “Mrs. Rembo thought Mr. Rembo had been hurt enough” (Who Are The Fools?, Pg. ), but Teresa had failed to recognize the hurt she encountered with him. Though Mr. Rembo went through his own personal struggle, what he did to Teresa was not and will never be

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