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From: in Books and Bookmen[(review date 1985) In the following essay, Lasdun provides a mixed review of Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful.] 'We are indifferent to England' writes Alice Walker in 'Each One, Pull One,', an impassioned...
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From: Journal of Narrative Technique[(essay date fall 1986) In the following essay, Tavormina analyzes the parallels between clothing and the perception of the characters in The Color Purple, noting how Walker's characters use sewing to create a sense of...
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From: Callaloo[(essay date spring 1989) In the following essay, Byerman investigates Walker's deconstruction of patriarchal narrative strategies in "Coming Apart," "Porn," and "Advancing Luna--and Ida B. Wells," arguing that contexts...
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From: Alice Walker: Critical Perpectives, Past and Present[(essay date 1993) In the following essay, Nowak maintains that Walker's poetry successfully represents a personal journey toward self-knowledge and respect.] "And it was then that I knew that the healing / of all our...
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From: Black American Literature Forum[In the following excerpt, Harris evaluates The Color Purple, stating of the work: “To complain about the novel is to commit treason against black women writers, yet there is much in it that deserves complaint....”]...
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From: Publishers Weekly[(review date 11 September 2000) In the following review, Steinberg highlights the racial, sexual, and cultural themes of The Way forward Is with a Broken Heart.] In 13 affectionate stories [The Way forward Is with a...
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From: Southern Studies[(essay date 2006) In the following essay, Manora situates The Color Purple in the context of a tradition of writing that gains its authority through its general claim that black men are evil. She suggests that in...
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From: Southern Quarterly[(essay date fall 2008) In the following essay, Piacentino discusses the ideas of family and homecoming in Walker's short story "Kindred Spirits."] One of the most endearing scenes in contemporary southern literature...
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From: Traditions, Voices, and Dreams: The American Novel since the 1960s[(essay date 1995) In the following essay, Henke contends that the genres of autobiography and autobiographical novel are particularly suited to minority women writers because they allow individuals from historically...
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From: MELUS[(essay date fall-winter 2000) In the following essay, Cutter compares and contrasts the character of Celie from The Color Purple with the character of Philomela from Ovid's Metamorphoses, noting the similarities between...
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From: Journal of Blacks in Higher Education[(review date spring 2001) In the following review, the anonymous critic provides a brief overview of Walker's life and work, summarizing the motifs and style of The Way forward Is with a Broken Heart.] In the...
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From: Modern Fiction Studies[(essay date autumn 1982) In the following essay, Harris describes Walker's treatment of incest in "The Child Who Favored Daughter," focusing on her characterization of the father.] Alice Walker's "The Child Who...
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From: TLS[(review date 1988) In the following review, Phillips discusses similarities among Walker's Once, Ntozake Shange's Nappy Edges, and Audre Lord's Our Dead Behind Us.] Alice Walker published Once, the first of her four...
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From: African American Review[(essay date spring 1995) In the following essay, Selzer discusses Walker's confrontation of race relations and class distinctions through the underlying text in The Color Purple.] An important juncture in Alice...
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From: American Women Short Story Writers: A Collection of Critical Essays[(essay date 1991) In the following essay, originally published in 1991, Hubbard discusses Walker's understanding of female consciousness in "To Hell with Dying," "The Child Who Favored Daughter," "Roselily," and "The...
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From: FreedomwaysAlice Walker is an exceptionally good writer. More than that, she has the artist's insight into the quiet dramas enacted in the inner lives of those who are anonymous and ineffable: most of us. All of which adds up to a...
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From: Alice Walker: Critical Perpectives, Past and Present[(interview date 1993) In the following interview, Walker discusses her background, her writing, and her major literary influences.] Alice Walker's first collection of poems, Once, was published when she was only...
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From: Sturdy Black Bridges: Visions of Black Women in Literature[In the following excerpt, Washington examines the depiction of women in Walker's work.] From whatever vantage point one investigates the work of Alice Walker—poet, novelist, short story writer, critic, essayist, and...
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From: Studies in Short Fiction[(essay date spring 1998) In the following essay, Farrell challenges the prevailing critical interpretation of the character Dee in "Everyday Use," validating her views on her African American heritage and her strategy...
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From: The Christian Science Monitor[(essay date 1984) In the following essay, Cornish provides an overview of Walker's works, discussing her role as the most prominent woman writer in the United States at the time.] Alice Walker is currently our most...