Alice

“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…

towards a healing process, and a hope for an individual’s secret to be kept. “Nothing is ever certain”. This main quote within the novel of the Lovely Bones is a way for the Salmons to believe that their daughter Suzie is still alive. The author Alice Sebold, explores the different ways in which people process grief when they lose a loved one. This is what Suzie’s father said when the…

The Life of a Woman in “Meneseteung” Alice Munro is one of the best short story writers to ever live. She is notably talented with her sharp precision and extreme detailing in her writings. She can”achieve an astonishing condensation of meaning within the restricted framework of the short-story form” (Moss and Sugars 334). Munro mainly focuses on resembling ordinary people in the utmost unordinary settings and in descriptive detail, enabling them to reveal their psychological innards and what…

The sister watches Alice run around in joy and thinks of “… how she would feel with all their simple sorrows, and find a pleasure in all their simple joys, remembering her own child-life, and the happy summer days.” This quote is very significant because it connect to the…

Alice Walker’s The Color Purple – the Dissolution and Disillusionment of the Patriarchy and its Economy. The Color Purple, herein referred to as TCP, authored by Alice Walker is written from the point of view of female protagonist, Celie, structured in letters to God, and then to her sister, Nettie. This discussion however focusses on the passage beginning “Dear Nettie, my heart broke…” on page 223 of the 2004 Phoenix (Onion Books Ltd.) edition and ending “… Pray for me, your sister, Celie.” on…

that survives all hurt.” Although, for many, it is difficult to find this strength making growing up seem frightening. This process and struggle reaching adulthood is shown in both Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Alice in Wonderland is a story of a little girl named Alice whose fantasies take her a made up, crazy land called Wonderland, in which she meets many different curious creatures. The Catcher in the Rye is about a sixteen year old boy…

The movie Alice in Wonderland, released in 2010, brought freshness to the storyline and came out with even deeper meaning, visually keeping the classic story of Alice in Wonderland by the director Tim Burton. This film is a wondrous piece of escapism. Tim Burton re-imagines the esteemed and treasured story in the genuine good judgment of recreation. This is by giving Alice an added and established background, in addition to a romantic subplot involving Alice and the Mad Hatter. In this…

The Journey Of Survival When someone you love becomes a memory, the memories become your treasure. She is in the sun, the rain, the wind, she’s in the air you breathe with every breath you take. She sings a song of hope and cheer there’s no more pain, no more fear. You’ll see her in the clouds above, hear her whisper words of love, you’ll be together before long, until then listen for her song. ~Unknown When one is told about the book “The Lovely Bones” the number one problem people have…

The mother tells us she is a "big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands" (876). We can see a large rough woman, who wears overalls during the day and a flannel nightgown when she goes to bed. Because she compares herself to a man many times, we can picture what she looks like. She and her daughters are black, but she describes Dee as being lighter than her other daughter, Maggie. She seems to be dreaming about how beautiful Dee probably is after all these years. She continues her daydreaming…