Alice Walker

The theme of this story is about the struggle of keeping family tradition in modern times. In modern culture, many family traditions are crumbling and falling apart due to modernization. In Everyday Use by Alice Walker, we are introduced to Mama, an African American woman with “big bones and rough man working hands.” Mama acts as both the mother and father in the story, doing motherly acts such as seeing her daughter’s outfits, but also “working outside all day” and even “knocking a bull calf…

book The Color Purple by Alice Walker has been banned in many schools around the US. Alice Walker is an African-American author who was born February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. Walker was not only a author but she was Women’s Right Activist, and a Civil Rights Activist. Growing up for was not easy for her, she was youngest daughter of eight children. Her mother and father were sharecroppers; her mother worked as a maid to support them. According Biography.com, “Alice managed to achieve many…

Alice Walker is a very well-known American author and is particularly known for her award-winning book “The Color Purple.” Walker makes a point to make the titles of her literary work display the exact meaning behind her work. Such as in “The Color Purple” the title comes from a scene in the book in which Shug Avery asks Celie if she takes the time to notice what little things God does to show them that he loves them. Then Shug replies with, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color…

Alice Malsenior Walker is an American writer who was born in a poor family and now has a book that is an American classic. She used her experiences to help her write the majority of her work, the most famous being, The Color Purple. Walker had a BB gun accident when she was a child and it impacted her life tremendously and gave her opportunities to go to college where she was influenced to become a writer. Her writing style belongs to the Contemporary or Postmodern era of literature that is…

Alice Walkers’ book is titled, “Am I Blue?” the story is about a horse living on a few small acres of land not far from the authors’ home. Though the story seems quite simple and trivial, it gains momentum as it converts from a story of a horse to a comparison between animals and humanity. Alice Walker’s purpose in this piece is to convince the readers that animals can teach us many life lessons as well as, the different forms of pain and suffering that one can endure. She convinces us of this…

In the Book The color purple by Alice Walker the main character Celie is a very shy and timid women throughout the book, she has learned to never speak her mind and has always let men control everything about who she is. In a passage in the book, For the first time Celie demonstrates that standing up to those who once scared you or harmed you will give you an amazing strength to be confident in who you are and what you can do. The passage has a tone of strength and confidence on Celie’s part,…

that her mother first recognizes. She says it looks as if "God himself shaped them with a certain style" (878). The next thing the mother notices is the stocky man with long messy hair and "hair hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail" (878). Walker then spells out the sound that Maggie makes as she sees the male friend. She says, "Uhnnnh," which gives the reader a sense of disgust at the thought of the inappropriate look of the man's hygiene. The mother then comes back to Dee as she…

“Everyday use” by Alice walker is a story of a family from the south the narrator is the mother who has two daughters who are opposing forces. In Amy Tan “Two kinds” is a tale of a girl named Jing mei who looks back in to personal memories of inner conflict that helped change into a more stronger character. The characters who draw the most sympathy is Maggie and the Jing-mei. Maggie has earned the sympathy of the audience through the use of diction. For instance, Walker characterizes Maggie…

“Everyday Use: What Was the Symbolism?” Author Alice Walker uses heirlooms to shape a deeper meaning with symbolism in the story, “Everyday Use”. I can personally relate to how these items reflect upon one’s heritage. My parents have heirlooms, which I have been taught the importance of each item. One in particular was a desk my great- great grandfather and his sons built. He used trees from his land to create this exquisite piece of furniture. As I read this particular short story, it…

“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is a very radical movie of the twentieth century. While not only showing the abuse of women in a new light, it also shows the growing independence of women as well. The story is set in the Deep South in America after the Civil War. It shows a young woman, Celie and her struggles as a young girl grow into deeper struggles as a middle aged woman. As the story progresses, many important women come in and out of her life, and ultimately help her with the hardships…