Alice Walker Essay

I really like this piece by Alice Walker! In the beginning, I was kind of confused as to who was the narrator and who certain characters were. However, as I kept reading, the characters were fleshed out and I began to get more involved in the story. The story was about a mother and her two daughters. One daughter lives with her while the other has gone out to get higher education. Walker's style of writing had so much character behind it. She articulated some emotions very well but what I loved so much about it was the vivid details she chose to decribe. I could actually picture some of the images just by her vivid descriptions. For example, when the narrator described how she saved her distressed daughter, Maggie, and how she heard the flames crackling, I could picture it. Also, the way Walker writes seems so natural. It doesn't seem forced at all, it just flows. The character development is awesome! I loved the way I could feel a cultural difference between the narrator & Maggie versus Dee & "The Barber". As for the personal exploration aspect, I think the Dee character was there to challenge the aspect of who the narrator is and what she stands for. The quilt part explains that. When Dee told her mother that she was taking the quilts, that would've been like taking her past away from her. After the narrator came to her senses and stood up to Dee, I grew a smile on my face! She realized the worth of those quilts and gave it to Maggie, who deserved them in the first place.

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