The short story “The Flowers” title by Alice Walker is unsuitable and misleading for the reader. This title is unsuitable because the word flower is seen as a very bright and cheerful word. For many people it is also seen as a symbol of love or contentment in life. The fact that this short story has a dark and surreal ending contradicts the title. As for misleading, the flowers only play a small part in this very short story. By naming the story “The Flowers”, the reader will most likely think that this story will be mostly about flowers. The problem with that is that this story may not be appropriate for everyone of a lower age group. This logical argument proves that the short story “The Flowers” title by Alice Walker is unsuitable and misleading
