Alice Walkers Everyday Use
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Alice Walker’s life as an African-American novelist and poet has led to many award winning short-stories and books. She was raised in the southern state of Georgia and her parents were sharecroppers. This taught her that being an African-American
can have its rough times. After being shot ....
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.... After the fire, Maggie walked “chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle”, ashamed of her looks (Perrine 91). In relation, Alice’s older sibling shot her in the eye. This blinded her and made her feel like
she was unpleasant to look at. She secluded herself and felt ashamed. These events led to the other, non-social activities.
Alice Walker, after being blinded by the BB gun, turns to reading stories and writing poetry. Many of her writings are related to her life ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
