About Alice
When was Alice Walker born?
1944
Does she connect her writing to nature?
Yes
What is the device that describes moments in great detail making you feel present in that moment?
Imagery
What was the name of the main character
Myop
Who Is Blue?
A Horse
What prize did she win for her novel "The Color Purple"?
Pulitzer Prize
Are a lot of her works connected to her personally?
Yes
What does the Wasichu in her writing symbolize?
Colonial greed, violence, and consumption.
What historical context influenced this essay?
Post-Civil-War era
How does Walker build a connection with Blue?
Feeding him apples and giving him water, visiting him every single day.
How did she become blind and how did it affect her?
Define Ecopsychology
The practice of connecting the human psyche to the natural world.
From the "No One Can Watch the Wasichu", what literary device does this quote use?
"He is scalping the earth 'til she runs"
Personification
What allusion to religion does she make in the essay?
Avoiding snakes on her walk- snakes represent the devil
Aggression, withdrawing from attention, depression.
What has been her journey with religion throughout her life?
She was raised in a Southern Christian household, but her beliefs have changed to Paganism, the belief in mother nature.
What is Alice Walker's definition of Womanism?
Feminist woman of color
How is "The Tree of Life Has Fallen" used as an Allusion?
The tree of life alludes to ancient mythologies such as references to Genesis and The Garden of Eden.
What do the Flowers symbolize in her essay?
Innocence, purity, and femininity
What historical Context does she relate Blue to?
Slavery, her own oppression, and oppression of colored people.
What's her favorite word?
"Irregardless"
Which themes of hers have proven to be controversial in the past?
What literary device does this quote demonstrate?
"I still command the captain.../not having taught myself to sail" - The Tree of Life Has Fallen
Paradox
Where did the turn of the essay take place? How did her diction change throughout the essay?
Starts by painting a pure and innocent picture and then begins to describe a dark and strange setting.
How does the quote at the beginning of the essay "Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you" relate?
Resolves around loss, loneliness, sorrow, love, and betrayal.