The short story written by Alice Walker, “The flowers,” has a meaning behind it, and throughout the story the author prepares the reader for the story’s ending. Through literary devices: imagery and symbol. Using imagery, the reader can foreshadow the story’s ending signaled by the author. For example, “the stick clutched in her dark brown hand,” the reader can infer that the little girl being presented in the story an African American girl. Furthermore, the author adds, “He had been a tall man,” this shows that person used to exist, and Myop found the body. In addition, many black men used African Americans as slaves because they were strong and tall. “ The buckles of the overalls turned green,” it infers that he had been dead for a long
