Analysis Of The Color Purple By Alice Walker
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Alice Walker is the pride of African Americans, who are considered as the most suppressed community within United States. She was born on 9th February 1944 in Georgia. She started her career as a social worker activist, followed by teaching and writer. She has secured many awards for her unprecedented works. The third novel of Alice Walker “The Color Purple” was published in 1982, which gave the real flight to her publications; as she received massive credits from around the world. Her works basically include short stories, novels and essays that are always evidently centered on the struggles and adversities of black women particularly in United States. Walker uses the writing as her standard to spread her voice and to process experiences of …show more content…
In the commencement of "Everyday Use" Dee is styled as lively and Maggie as unclear by their own mother but towards the end of the story reader comes to know that Maggie has inner strength and a heartiest feelings for the people in her own family; whereas Dee appears quite uninformed and confuse about the real meaning of heritage and its worth. (Robins Elizabeth, 2010). The Mama character finds that the best way to protect the essence of the quilts is to end risks and confusions as depicted in Maggie’s eternal “care.” The mockery of this is not disagreeable but emotional which preserve the substances and take them out of everyday use because they consider it as disrespectful because it disrespects the objects’ intended. However the usage of heritage things in daily life is very important because it keeps the history of family …show more content…
Education is also one of the main themes in Walker’s story. Knowledge, values and skills are always transferred from one generation to another generation. Though, education is the key to gain power which is then asserted to offend other beings. This is deliberately depicted in “Everyday Use” on multiple occasions by Dee as she was not pleased with her life up until the church and Mama raised money for her studies; only then she was able to attend school. Walker equals the concept of the scorching of Maggie with the scorching of knowledge in Mama and Maggie. Dee searched for the Worldly knowledge, but Mama and Maggie did not deem for it. After spending some time away from Mama and Maggie, Dee returns in order to search of her lineage. Not because of the emotional attachment, but because of the aspirations to gaze at their simple pattern of living as a novelty one would put on a shelf someplace. When she returned, she described that she has forbidden her name of “Dee’, which reflect slave heritage, for the name Wangero, which she thought represents her African-American origins instead of her slave ancestries. (Marijane Suttor,
In this essay, the author
- Explains that alice walker is the pride of african americans, who are considered as the most suppressed community within united states.
- Analyzes the walker story to come up with explanations of the main ideas. the main themes include symbolism, conflict of ideology, irony, education myth, heritage and cultural blend.
- Analyzes how alice conveys the story of a mother and her two daughters' contradictory ideas about their identities and heritage in "everyday use".
- Explains that alice walker is the pride of african americans, who are considered as the most suppressed community within united states.
- Analyzes the walker story to come up with explanations of the main ideas. the main themes include symbolism, conflict of ideology, irony, education myth, heritage and cultural blend.
- Analyzes how alice conveys the story of a mother and her two daughters' contradictory ideas about their identities and heritage in "everyday use".
- Analyzes how dee's choice to change her name, ignorance of how to cover, and disappointment to be interested in the actual people who made these objects are all characters of her lack of wish to carry on her family ’s heritage.
- Analyzes walker's depiction of the african-american woman’s life. she portrays sexism, poverty, and racism as the struggling attributes of african american women.
- Analyzes how the colorful and trendy style of walkers makes "everyday use" a reflection of realist world. walker strengthens women to narrate their stories through powerful language.
- Analyzes how the style of the story is exceptional and unique from all other similar works, because it brings more deep understanding to the reader to understand the voices of speaker.
- Analyzes how the mockery of the story can be understood at the end, when dee elucidates to her mother that she is even unable to consume and understand her own heritage.
- Analyzes how dee's dispassion towards heritage makes her ready to change her original name to "wangero", which is an indian tribe name.
- Analyzes how the quilts which mama promised maggie on her marriage were symbolic, representing the mama's heritage of the past. walker indicated the importance of civil war legacies in her story.
- Analyzes how the story describes yard as a symbol of culture, which is produced by people. for mama and maggie, the yard reminds them of the strengths that they have to somehow control environment.
- Analyzes how mama predicts that maggie, not dee, deserves the quilts to keep, because maggie will value them by using them in the same way as they were used.
- Analyzes how the debate of the story and different stands of characters can best be understood from the following diagram.
- Analyzes how education separated dee from her family, but it also detached her from a true sense of inner self.
- Analyzes how alice walker's story is a critique on globalization or so to say "westernization." three characters defend and defame cultural heritage.
- Analyzes how the story highlights the importance of understanding life through the lenses of one’s own traditions and culture.
- Analyzes how mama signifies the majority of black americans who remained chaotic as how to resolve their past history with the civil rights developments of the late 50s and early 60s.
- Analyzes how mama exposes her inconsistency toward dee from the start of the story. while she is pleased of her daughter’s success and desires her ability to encompass everything and every being.
- Analyzes how maggie and her mother accredited their old culture and heritage, and argued that attachment and practice of one’s own culture benefits. dee who later changed her name by wangero does not approve the culture of old ancestors.
- Opines that it is not bad to adopt and benefit from the new evolving cultures, but ignoring one's own culture and family heritage is disastrous.
- Analyzes how alice walker's analysis of "everyday use" was retrieved from wikinut.
- Cites johnson lewis, jone, and roberts, elizabeth. a literary analysis of setting in alice walker's "everyday use."
- Cites julie moore's article, "heritage and symbolism in alice walkers' everyday use." yahoo voices.
- Analyzes how ‘everyday use’ by alice walker depicts conflicting character’s views on heritage.
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- Analyzes how dee is the oldest daughter of mama's children. she was sent off to boarding school and would visit the family from time to time.
- Analyzes how dee is part of the educated culture of african americans that were promoting their freedom. she changed her name to wangero leewanika kemanjo to relieve her from her oppressors.
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" characterizes heritage and how heritage is portaged differently between the two sisters.
- Analyzes how dee is the oldest daughter of mama's children. she was sent off to boarding school and would visit the family from time to time.
- Analyzes how dee is part of the educated culture of african americans that were promoting their freedom. she changed her name to wangero leewanika kemanjo to relieve her from her oppressors.
- Analyzes how dee's new found identity has made her aware of what’s always been around her, but still don’t understand the value behind those objects. the quilt has a special meaning to mama.
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" shows the misinterpretation and ignorance of some seeking their heritage. dee has no respect for her mother or her ancestors and criticizes them for living and thinking the old way.
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- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" tells the story of a mother and her daughters' conflicting ideas about their heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker explores dee and maggie's opposing views about their heritage through symbolism through their actions.
- Analyzes how walker explores heritage by using symbolism through family items. the rump prints on the bench, the butter dish, and the churn top are symbols of their heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" tells the story of a mother and her daughters' conflicting ideas about their heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker explores dee and maggie's opposing views about their heritage through symbolism through their actions.
- Analyzes how walker explores heritage by using symbolism through family items. the rump prints on the bench, the butter dish, and the churn top are symbols of their heritage.
- Analyzes how the symbolism of heritage and tradition is used in the story "everyday use." the tradition of the bench being passed down from generation to generation symbolizes their heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker used symbolism to convey the importance of heritage in her short story "everyday use." dee does not appreciate her heritage like her sister and mother.
571 wordsRead More - Like most peoples families there is a dynamic of people involved, although all from the same environment and teachings, it is ultimately an accumulation of personal experiences that shape us and defines how we perceive our existence. “Everyday Use” is a story of conflict of right and wrong and also family values. Walkers’ narrator, “Mama”, struggles with her disrespectful daughter ‘Dee”. Though “Mama” was quoted to have worked hard like a man to send her to school gratitude is never mentioned. “Clearly, Dee privileges language over silence, as she demonstrates in her determination to be educated and in the importance she places on her name” (Tuten). Since “Dee” had been out of the house and to school in the city she had lost touch with where she came from and had little respect for the family heritage. Maggie having been burned in a house fire had learned to love the shelter that only a family can provide. Being burned makes you like no one else, everywhere you go you feel eyes looking. Since she had not been out of the house and had the time to learn the value of family she regarded the quilts as a part of her heritage.
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- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" is about a family of african americans faced with moral issues involving what true inheritance is and who deserves it.
- Analyzes how "everyday use" is a story of conflict of right and wrong and also family values. maggie had lost touch with where she came from and had little respect for the family heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker uses the symbolic two quilts to represent sentimental value and preservation of family heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" is about a family of african americans faced with moral issues involving what true inheritance is and who deserves it.
- Analyzes how "everyday use" is a story of conflict of right and wrong and also family values. maggie had lost touch with where she came from and had little respect for the family heritage.
- Analyzes how alice walker uses the symbolic two quilts to represent sentimental value and preservation of family heritage.
- Explains the character types in alice walker's "everyday use": dynamic character, flat character and static character.
- Analyzes how alice walker uses symbolism and metaphors for many different purposes in this short story.
- Analyzes how walker's use of symbolism and character development shapes this story into one about personal belief of rightful inheritance and justice.
- Explains that walker's "everyday use" was published by mcgraw hill in 1998. helga hoel, david cowart, and claudia c.
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