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    comparing the ending of Alice Walker’s story “The Flowers” with that of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”‚ there have been some similarities in the stories. Such as for the main character of both stories had personally faced a dead body. For Myop in “The Flowers”‚ she innocently stumbles onto the remains of a man who had clearly been killed in a lynching. She discovers the body when she saw the man cracked or broken large white teeth in the woods. For Emily in “A rose for Emily” she had one love‚

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    Alice Walker

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    Prize novelist Alice Walker is best known for her stories about the life of African American women‚ their struggle with society for survival‚ racial‚ sexual and inexpensive equality and spiritual unity. She writes through her personal experiences. Most critics consider her works as feminist‚ but Walker describes herself as a “womanliest”‚ showing appreciation of women and their abilities no matter what the color of their skin is. On February 9‚ 1944‚ in the small farming community of

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    Alice Walker

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    “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker (Norton 1530) is a story told in first person from the perspective of “Mama”. The piece depicts two sisters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ as opposites in their personality and way of living. While Maggie is shy and quiet‚ Dee is materialistic and bold. Furthermore‚ Maggie loves where she lives and her way of living. In contrast‚ Dee loves the urban life and wants to display her heritage when in reality she does not want to live it. This is evident when Walker describes the battle

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    Alice Walker

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    Self “Beauty when the dancer is the self” written by Alice Walker is a well written and thought provoking essay that makes the reader reflect the meaning behind beauty. As a young child Walker lost vision in one of her eyes and in doing so lost her confidence and self-esteem. The essay is made up of different memories that come together to tell her personal story of how she learned to accept herself and her abnormality. As a little girl Walker thought beauty was in the attention and complements she

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    This story is distinctive‚ however‚ in that Walker stresses not only the importance of language but also the destructive effects of its misuse. Clearly‚ Dee privileges language over silence‚ as she demonstrates in her determination to be educated and in the importance she places on her name. Rather than providing a medium for newfound awareness and for community‚ however‚ verbal skill equips Dee to oppress and manipulate others and to isolate herself; when she lived at home‚ she read to her sister

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    incorporated into their work. Authors Alice Walker and Sandra Cisneros are unique female authors that are known for their extraordinary work. Sandra Cisneros and Alice Walker both use visual image to create an informal modern style‚ yet they differ in their syntax and tone. In The Flowers‚ author Alice Walker use of informal style creates a sense of innocence and change. Throughout the first half of the story she describes Myop as a young girl who loved to pick flowers. Then the story shifts when she

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    Rose for Emily

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    Faulkner’s A ROSE FOR EMILY The possible meanings of both the title and the chronology of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” have been debated for years. What is not under debate‚ however‚ is that the chronology deliberately manipulates and delays the reader’s final judgment of Emily Grierson by altering the evidence. In other words‚ what the chronology does is as important as when the events actually take place. In the same way‚ what the title does reveals as much as the debate over

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    on the attitude the person is experiencing at the moment. In William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily‚ the author presents the story through narration in a third person point of view. The narrator is the voice of the people who live in Jefferson‚ and tells the story in a series of memories in no chronological order. The author successfully gives the reader a general sense of how the people of Jefferson felt towards Emily and those closest to her throughout her life. In actions and thoughts shown through

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    A Rose for Emily

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    Contrast of Emily’s Refusal or Inability to Change Miss Emily Grierson‚ the main character in the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily‚” by William Faulkner‚ was raised sheltered and over-protected from society by her father. Miss Emily wasn’t allowed to get close to anyone including her own family because of a falling out over her late Aunt Wyatt’s estate. When Miss Emily’s father died she could not accept it. The town discovered Miss Emily had kept her father ’s dead body at the dinner table for three

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    Stuck in the past in “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner Change causes a person to do things out of the norm. It is common for people to fear change. Most people although afraid will accept the changes and adapt to it. Others will control that change unwilling to adhere to the new and unfamiliar way of things. Many are stuck in the past‚ in the traditions that guide their lives. Emily Grierson is a product of the Old South‚ rich in traditions and set in her ways. The New south means change; traditions

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