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A 14 page paper on the life & works of Alice Walker. The writer is particularly concerned with Walker's philosophy on the African-American in struggle in the U.S. and how her works were influenced by the Civil Rights movement, Womens' movements, violence, and dramatic social change. Examples from her stories are provided to illustrate points made. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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have made in this country, Walkers was long overdue. A widely-recognized and well-received writer, she had been publishing sociopolitically conscious books since 1968. To date, she has developed her
vision and craft in four volumes of poetry, a childrens story, two collections of short stories, many essays, and five novels. The now-famous Color Purple is part of a larger
body of work that is characterized by Walkers commitment to the "survival whole" of black people; to the legacy of black womens creative forms, as well as their struggle to
become free; and to an exploration of the black Souths history and traditions. Two later works (discussed minimally in this report) are "The Temple of My Familiar" and "Possessing
the Secret of Joy." II. Childhood Influences From all that I have learned, it is evidently no accident that Walkers work emphasizes the three
elements just described in the last section. She was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia, the eighth and last child of Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker.
Her parents were sharecroppers, which meant that they farmed for an allowance of land owned by a white "boss man" who controlled practically every aspect of their livelihood-from the
shacks they were forced to live in to the yield from their crops. From a very young age, Walker experienced the racism of the South and its restrictions on black
peoples development. Despite long years of very hard work, her father was hardly able to feed and clothe his family. While raising eight children, her mother made everything her family
wore, and worked hard in the fields, as well as in white womens kitchens. Walkers childhood was filled with stories of past lynchings and, like other Southern black children; she
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