Papers On African-American Literature
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Alice Walker/Everyday Use
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A 6 page essay that analyzes Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use." In this story Walker offers an intriguing look at what it means to be genuine. Many African Americans feel that they have to look for their culture outside of their own past, that they have to go back to African traditions. While certainly African Americans are descended from Africans, in this story, Walker presents an eloquent argument on heritage that emphasizes the "American" portion of this ethnic description. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khuseday.rtf
Alice Walker/Writing That Reveals the Self
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A 5 page research paper that draws parallels between Walker's essay Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self, an autobiographical account of a traumatic incident from Walker's childhood, and her novels The Color Purple and The Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khawbeu.rtf
Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple”
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A 2 1/2 page paper which examines Alice
Walker’s “The Color Purple.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAprpl.rtf
Alice Walker’s “You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down” -- The
Abortion
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This 9 page report discusses Alice Walker’s short
story “The Abortion” in her collection titled “You Can’t Keep a
Good Woman Down.” In it, Walker creates a story and situation in
which she pulls a reader into a state of understanding and
empathy with the primary character. The reader may not like the
attitudes or the actions of that character but it is certain to
have gained access to the way the character thinks and acts the
ways she does. “The Abortion” allows the reader to gain access to
the deepest thoughts and emotions of Imani while allowing the
reader to make a personal decision as to whether or not they
“agree with” as well as understand what is happening in her
reality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWkeepa.wps
Alternative Freedom
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What is freedom? One of the interesting elements
of literature is the diverse and myriad definitions and connotations
that one comes across in the writings of different authors and genres.
This 6 page paper argues that Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, Beloved
by Toni Morrison, Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner and the film,
Birth Of A Nation, all share a common conceptualization of freedom:
freedom from the hardships of life through the experience of death.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTfreedm.wps
An Analysis of Symbolism in Alice Walker's “Everyday Use”
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A 7 page analysis of the symbolism utilized by the noted author Alice Walker in her short story “Everyday Use”. The author of this paper details the manner in which clothing and articles such as quilts, hand-carved benches, and a hand-carved butter churn are symbolic in regard to the cultural dilemma faced by the protagonist Dee. Dee searches for a connection to her Africa roots while overlooking the true importance of her American roots. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPevrydy.rtf
An In Depth Look at Sonny's Blues
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of James Baldwin's famous story about a musician living in Harlem. The relationship with his brother is the primary focus of the work. The paper provides an analysis of the setting, language and other key elements of the story. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA148SB.rtf
An Overview of David Walker’s “The Appeal”
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A 5 page overview of this pre-Civil War collection of essays, letters, and pamphlets. The author of this paper structures the discussion around the life experiences of David Walker himself, speculating about which of these experiences groomed him to the point that he was able to produce what at one point in history would become what is referred to in editor David Wilentz’s introduction to the book as “the most notorious publication in America”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPblAppl.rtf
Analysis of Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s Poems, “Accountability” and “We Wear the Mask”
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A 5 page paper analysis of the tone, style and subject matter of two seemingly dissimilar poems. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdunbar.rtf
Analysis of Ralph Ellison’s Story, “Flying Home”
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A 5 page paper which examines how the setting deepens the understanding of the story, as well as deepens and illuminates the conflict. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGflyhom.rtf
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