Why do women choose to live in violent and miserable relationships? Instead of taking action and fighting for a happy life, women choose to remain silent. They have all the power to oppose men's self-empowerment, but most women opt out of the action. There are some obstacles created by society and especially by men that make it more difficult for women to defend themselves. The following articles explore and clarify the idea of ​​women's silence and shyness in taking action. John Berger in his article “The Ways of Seeing” points out the aspect of the roles of women and men in society and towards each other. The writer introduces the concept of suspect and surveyor, where men play an observer role and women are an object they observe. In the article “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” Audre Lorde discusses the importance of speaking to show your true self. Silence only increases anxiety and a sense of oppression. The inspiring story in Harriet Jacobs' “The Church and Slavery” tells us about slaves fighting for freedom and equality through acquiring the knowledge of reading and writing. Many risks were taken to overcome white man control and oppression, but ultimately those risks gave the beginning to a better future. The very illustrative and encouraging poster "You Body is a Battleground" shows the conflict that characterizes women who are victims of abuse. The bright side of the poster shows the disguised life of abused women, who pretend to live a happy life for others. The dark side illustrates women's true feelings and emotions. The colors black, white and red, chosen by the artist Barbara Kruger, connect us more to the poster and make us share the pain of abused women. In the article “Once in class… in the center of the paper… I abused women. Why do women choose to live in violent and miserable relationships? Instead of taking action and fighting for a happy life, women choose to remain silent. They have all the power to oppose men's self-empowerment, but most women opt out of the action. There are some obstacles created by society and especially by men that make it more difficult for women to defend themselves. Women stay in abusive relationships because our society puts enormous pressure on them. Fear, shame, oppression and radical change push women to choose life in poverty and remain silent. Furthermore, man creates an atmosphere of inequality around women and in this way shows their dominance and supremacy. It is difficult for a woman in the abusive relationship, who was already weakened by his abuse, to overcome all those fears, gather her strength and just start a fight, with the only power she has left.