Alice By Paulette White Summary

In the piece entitled, "Alice” the author, Paulette White uses a narrator to portray the main character. This narrator does not act as an observer, rather as a participant of the action, recalling it from memory. The narrator happily satisfied my curiosity about Alice, with the repugnant recollection of the once drunk mother, to the now sober and charismatic grandmother. The narrator's relationship with Alice is unique. Beginning as what one might describe as neighborly or friendly. The narrator and her mother would visit Alice to borrow and exchange items, and Alice would be polite to the young girl, smiling as she guided them through the revolting house. However, this relationship evolves, and as the narrator ages, as does Alice, the narrator