Why do women choose to live in abusive 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 autonomous men, but most women give up taking action. There are certain barriers created by society, and particularly by men, that make it more difficult for women to stand up for themselves. The following articles explore and elucidate the idea of ​​silence and women's timidity to act. John Berger in his article “The Ways of Seeing” indicates the roles of women and men in society and towards each other. The author introduces the concept of investigator and surveyor, where men play an observer role and women are an element they observe. In the article “Transforming silence into language and action”, Audre Lorde talks about the importance of expressing yourself to truly show yourself. Silence only increases anxiety and feelings of oppression. The inspiring story of "The Church and Slavery" by Harriet Jacobs tells us about slaves fighting for their freedom and equality by acquiring skills in reading and writing. Many risks were taken to overcome white male control and oppression, but ultimately, these risks marked the beginning of a better future. The very illustrative and encouraging poster "You Body is a Battleground" shows the conflict that takes place within abused women. The light side of the poster shows the hidden lives of abused women, who pretend to live a happy life for others. The dark side illustrates the true feelings and emotions of women. The black, white and red colors, 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 middle of a newspaper... there is mistreatment of women. Why do women choose to live in abusive 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 autonomous men, but most women give up taking action. There are certain barriers created by society, particularly by men, that make it more difficult for women to stand up for themselves. Women stay in abusive relationships because our society puts enormous pressure on them. Fear, shame, oppression and radical change force women to choose to live in poverty and remain silent. Moreover, the man creates an unequal atmosphere around women and thus shows their domination and supremacy. It is difficult for a woman in an abusive relationship, already weakened by violence, to overcome all these fears, gather her strength and start a fight, with the only power she has left..