Summary Of Alice Walker Quilts

Appeal 1: The main element of argument Alice Walker uses is Logos. Walker employs facts to give reason to her choices of what to include in her quilt. Walker describes a dress she loves and wears often. She chooses to make her quilt with that dress. One reason she gave to include the dress is she “was pregnant, so it didn’t fit” (Walker 56). A main reason Walker decides to include the dress in her quilt is the fact that she is pregnant, and cannot wear it. Tradition is also a large factor into why Walker made her dress as she did. Walker describes the traditions in Mississippi of blending African American characteristics with American characteristics. Walker recognizes these traditions and she “felt the need to blend” (56) them. Walker describes how she represented the traditions in her quilts, but the traditions were open for others to use in different ways in their quilts. …show more content…
Walker analyzes her quilt. She speculates about how she likes the quilt, and why. Walker concludes her interview with a cause and effect analysis of her quilt. She describes the quilt as one “of great memory and importance to me. I use it a lot and that’s why it’s so worn” (56). She analyzes to causes and effects. One, she remembers how she made the quilt and why, she remembers the traditions behind the quilt. What she remembers of her first quilt cause her quilt to become important to her. Her other analysis is simple. She uses her quilt often, which causes her quilt to become worn. The cause and effect analyses of the single quilt can be transferred to other quilts by anyone else. Walker’s relationship with her quilt demonstrates the quilting experience to anyone reading the