Alice Walker

At that time, I was recently coming from another private school that was in Cranston and the general family income of those students was much higher than the income of the families at Holy Name. This was quite a change.

When I first got there it was difficult to make friends. I was made fun of for being so “pale” and was called names like “ghost”. I can remember one particular incident when I was sitting in the middle of the classroom and the teacher left the room. All the students began to throw crayons, pens, pencils, and markers at me. Even though they hurt I just sat there and didn’t say anything or even move. I nev

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” (Walker 1556)

With this depiction it can be thought that this is how the

African Americans were looked upon at that time, as “lame animals”.

“Walker's mastery of the epistolary form is revealed precisely by her ability to maintain the integrity of Celie's and Nettie's domestic perspectives even as she simultaneously undertakes an extended critique of race relations, and especially of racial integration. Alice Walker must have believed this as well, for if she didn’t, then she would have given up her fight for civil rights. “… She noticed a raised mound, a ring… It was the rotted remains of a noose… Myop laid down her flowers.

In “ The Flowers” a little girl named Mayop is strolling through the woods looking for flowers.

While at Spelman, Alice participated in civil rights demonstrations. This is just another extension of the theme of the mistreatment of African Americans. She has written short stories, poems and novels. ” (Selzer)

There have been different interpretations of Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”. Norton Company, New York, London copyright 2000 p.

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Approximate Word count = 1432
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

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