It is often said that blue is the color of sadness. This may be why the protagonist of Alice Walker’s short story “Am I Blue” feels so despondent. The narrator, a black woman, tells the story of her close friendship with a horse named Blue. She describes how they would spend hours together, talking and … Read more
“Everyday Use” is a short story by Alice Walker. It is about two sisters, one of whom is trying to reconnect with her African American heritage. The other sister is resentful of this and feels that she is being displaced in her own home. The story explores the sisters’ different views on their heritage and … Read more
Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is a novel about an African American woman’s journey to find herself. The novel follows the main character, Celie, as she grows from a young girl into a strong and independent woman. The novel tackles themes of race, sexism, and abuse, and is widely considered to be one of the … Read more
The Color Purple is a novel that discusses the different cultural and social aspects of living as a woman in the early 1900’s. The setting takes place in rural Georgia and shows how double standards for gender roles can negatively affect people, especially women. The main character is Celie, a young girl who has to … Read more
Culture and identity shapes and molds society as we know it today. Culture and Identity includes social class, generation, religion and nationality. It also gives us an understanding of how other races and organization work. The best way to fully understand one’s culture and identity is to not judge their ways of doing something or … Read more
