In ‘The Color Purple’ the narrative is told in the first person by a series of letters. The first half of the book shows Celie’s thoughts while she talks to god in a diary, letting him know the events that have taken place in her life and in the lives of those around her. We as the reader feel as if we have full access to Celie’s thoughts and are able to read them with no details hidden. The Second part of the book is portrayed in letters between Celie and her sister Nettie. I thought Celie’s use of narrative was the most affective.…
Muir’s connotations are described as optimistic and gentle when he tells of discovering the flower. Muir's essay describes the emotional change he experiences when he finds the flower. The words "beautiful," "soft," "purity," "spiritual," and "joy" work together to create a tone of wonder and a spiritual mood. The reader empathizes with Muir’s fascination and discovery through his description of emotions.…
Next, as portrayed by “The Marigolds”, happiness can be found in the most unlikely places if an impassioned attempt is made toward the relationship. This is evidenced by Ms. Lottie, who strived to bring a small patch of beauty to her landscape. The marigolds were her main pride; she found hope in her flowers in an otherwise dreadful time in her life. As recalled by the narrator, Ms. Lottie’s only source of optimism was her patch of flowers, the thing she most time into.…
Flowers, a beautiful, terrible thing. Much like a flower, throughout the memoir the reader gets to experience the thrilling romance between Jen Waite and her now ex-husband Marco bud, blossom and then finally and…
Having knowledge supposedly makes a person smarter, but it does not necessarily make them happier, kinder, or better. In the story Flowers for Algernon, a man who gains knowledge appears to become more miserable than happy, more angry than kinder, and not much better other than being incredibly smart. The man, whose name was Charlie, was happier before the operation but, after the operation all of his ‘friends’ were scared of him and he was lonely and sad. When the operation’s changes started to wear off, Charlie became irritable and angry. His doctors tried to help him, but he would lash out at them and he became angrier instead of kinder.…
In modern society, there is no truer statement than “money is power”. Because of this, the world can be divided into subcategories based on net worth. Alternatively, society groups people by race. This compulsive categorization of society is now so deeply ingrained that society couldn’t possibly function without it. Who is the cause of this division of the classes?…
Dee/Wangero is weary of oppression and aims to overcome it by constructing a new understanding of her Black heritage. However, this new understanding of her ancestors neglects her immediate family and their values. Dee introduces herself to Mama as “Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo”, a name which she believes shows pride in her African heritage, and says “[Dee’s] dead [...] I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me” (Walker). Mama replies with "You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie” (Walker).…
In the story Marigolds, by Eugenia Collier, the reader discovers the theme is to be innocent is to be a child and in order for one to mature, they must become compassionate. Out of the five clues to theme, the most relevant ones to this text are the conflict and solution, what the main character learns, and the stories symbolism. In the story Marigolds, there is an extremely important overarching theme that is still very relevant today. Conflict and solution are a huge clue as to what the theme of the story is. Lizabeth, the main character, doesn't know whether or not she should listen to the child or women in her and becomes confused in who she really is.…
Raydeen Cruz - Pathos Lucrezia della Pietra - Ethos Lissette Izaguirre – Logos (Lead) Dr. Leiby English 1A – 6422 14 March 2018 TITLE: TO BE DECIDED Alice Walker is an African American woman whose artistic abilities are showcased through her published novels, essays, and poems. One of Walker’s essays written in 1974, exemplifies her search for the origin of her creativity as well as the struggle for freedom of expression that women of color have experienced throughout history. In Alice Walker…
In the short story, “Marigolds”, Eugenia W. Collier uses symbolism through the marigolds to display the idea of innocence and foreshadowing to enhance the plot. The story begins with the narrator, Lizabeth, reflecting on a time when she was about 14 years old. Lizabeth and her friends were reckless and young, and had fun exploring and doing random things about the town. One day they decided to go sneak up on Miss Lottie, an older lady in town, and they were messing with the marigolds found in the front of her home. Afterward, Lizabeth felt guilty about what she and her friends had done, which showed how she was maturing and becoming more of a woman.…
Feminism fought for suffrage rights for white women, but never got involved in the civil rights movement to help guarantee black women social equality. So womanism looks out not only for women but also for the rights of women of color, who are sometimes a step behind white woman when it comes to social equality. Alice Walker in her first collection of non-fiction “In Search of our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist prose”, referred primarily to African-American women, but also for women in general. In her own words, she says: “A womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.”…
She does not fear that something bad will happen, although she is doing something new. When Myop finds “an armful of strange blue flowers with velvety ridges and a sweet suds bush full of the brown, fragrant buds”, Walker displays her as a very observant young girl (Walker, 1). Myop’s attention to all these small details about the beautiful flowers that she collects on her trip emphasizes that she only sees the beauty and good in things.…
All children must face the loss of innocence at one point in their lives. Alice Walker’s character Myop from her short story “The Flowers” is no exception. Myop, like most children, passes the threshold from innocence to knowledge when she chooses to embark on her own path and comes across the skeleton of a black sharecropper who had been beaten and hung because of the color of his skin. Through this discovery, she realizes the harsh truth of society. Walker portrays Myop’s loss of innocence through historical context, the juxtaposition of light and dark diction, and symbolism in order to depict a coming of age story by gaining knowledge.…
Universally accepted as symbols of beauty, flowers are often used to symbolize love. Although beautiful, they are of a delicate nature that can only survive temporarily in this world. Often people observe their magnificence in the seclusion of gardens, where they are rarely left to grow freely. Contained within flowers are manifold functional uses, but their purpose is confined to being observed for their beauty, much like what was expected of women. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, a man investigates a peculiar death several years after it has occurred.…
Zachary Bramers McCloud Gate 3-4 5 August 2015 The Color Purple by Alice Walker June 27, 2015 This week I started reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker. The sentences change from long and short all the time. And the sentences have a lot of slang in them.…