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Alice WalkerA:“Womanist”
By:Ashley Rozier
Background• Born in Eatonton, Georgia• Parents were sharecroppers• Leader in Civil Rights Movement• Wrote novels, short, stories, poems, and
essays• Pulitzer Prize-winner
What Influenced Her Writings?
• Sexism• Racism• Abuse From Black Males• Life Experiences• Struggles of Black American Women
Published in 1970Walker’s First NovelMain Character: Grange CopelandStory about black male violence and
racism over three generationIncluded sexism and abuse
Meridian(1976) Walker’s second novel Main Character:
Meridian Hill Focused on the
struggles of a black woman during the Civil Rights Movement
This novel revamps the process a young female activist took to deal with racism and sexism
The character. Meridian, is a reflection of Alice Walker
The Color Purple (1982) Alice’s third novel Main Character/Narrator:
Celie Walker received a Pulitzer
Prize for this novel Novel tells the story of a
young black girl, Celie, that is raped and abused by her father and husband
Celie writes letters to God for guidance on her hardships
Celie forms a bond with a woman name Shug and tells about her abuse from her husband
The Color Purple (cont.) Shug is one of Celie’s
husband past lovers Celie is encouraged by
Shug to defend herself from her husband’s abuse
Celie decides to leave her husband, and she becomes an independent black woman
Walker encourages women to bond and form relationships in this novel
Book of Short Stories Published in 1973 Collection of short
stories that describes the pain and abuse of thirteen black women
Focuses on issues such as gaining respect, fulfilling hard-to-achieve dreams, and obtaining life's necessities
Describes white and black relations and how women suffer, not just from the cruelty of the male sex, but from the world around them.
Book of Short Stories (cont.)
Published in 1981 Collection of
fourteen stories that focused more on ordinary feminist
Stories describe the lives of women who are troubled but not defeated Walker’s stories were centered on issues such as abortion, pornography, rape, love, lust, and cultural thievery
Poems Published in 1968 Various poems in
this book were influenced by Alice’s abortion and attempt to commit suicide
Describe the misery and separation of her life experiences and her involvements in the Civil Rights Movement
Poems (cont.) Published in
2010 One of
Walker’s most current book of poetry
Addresses many topics such as family, leadership, and loss of life and wealth
Walker is noted as the leading voice among African American women writers.
Many of her writings were criticized, but she didn’t let the criticism stop her.
Alice believed that all hardships can be defeated.
Her enlightening works are great educational tools.
Works CitedBloom, Harold. “Alice Walker.” Themes of Alice Walker’s Writings. 24 Aug.
2008. Web 24 Feb. 2012.
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2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.
Jackson, Melinda L. “Alice-Walker-Womanist Writer.” Historical and
Political Insight. 14 April 2009. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.
Lewis, Jone. “Alice Walker.” Women’s History. 13 March 2009. Web. 24
Feb. 2012.
Reuben, Paul P. “Chapter 10: Alice Walker.” PAL: Perspectives in
American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. 9 Nov. 2011. Web.
22 Feb. 2012.
Walker, Alice. Hard Times Require Furious Dancing. New York: New World
Library, 2010. Print.
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