Character Analysis and Symbolism in Alice Walker’s Everyday Use
In Alice Walker‘s “Everyday Use”, the three main characters are necessary in revealing the underlying concepts of the story. The critic Timothy Sexton asserts that … Read more
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The Women in Alice Walker’s Short Story Everyday Use
Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” reminds me a lot of my family. No, I am not African-American, and I did not grow up in … Read more
The Color Purple
In The Color Purple by Alice Walker,the main character’s sister, Nettie, appears briefly but her presence continues through her letters and contributes greatly to the … Read more
Alice Walker Continues African-American Women’s Writing Tradition
Since the beginning of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, women have worked to communicate their experiences in dealing with a repressive patriarchal society and their … Read more
Why I Won’t Watch the Movie “Precious”
This is not meant to disrespect Mo’Nique for her Academy-Award winning performance in the movie, or for even the book for which the movie was … Read more
The Meaning of Poetry in the Lives of Women
What I would like to discuss here is the meaning of poetry in the lives of women. Women often write poems about writing poems. (I … Read more
Everyday Use by Alice Walker
For a story written in first person, Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” brings point of view to new heights. The way the story is written let … Read more
A Critical Appreciation of The Flowers by Alice Walker
In this very short story, Alice Walker tells of a young, African American girl who, while gathering flowers, stumbles quite literally upon the body of … Read more