However, one may wonder if there is much more to the story than what the words say. Am i blue takes place in a farm in the united states. In 1982, she wrote the novel the color purple, for which she won the national book award for hardcover fiction, and the pulitzer prize for fiction. Alice walkers am i blue essaysit is quite simple to see that the story am i blue is about a fond relationship between a horse and a woman. In an essay about the connection between human oppression and the maltreatment of animals, pulitzer prize winning author alice walker describes how an isolated horse was like a crazed person 439. Her work is widely acclaimed and includes the novel the colour purple. Alice walker biography and awards american masters pbs.
Am i blue for about three years my companion and i rented a small house in the country which stood on the edge of a large meadow that appeared to run. Intertribal friendship house, oakland, california, fall 2019 photo by ester hernandez. Here then is a good short story by a good author that someone doesnt want you to think about. Possessing the secret of joy, temple of my familiar, the color purple, meridian, the third life of grange copeland, and by the light of my fathers smile, as well as a. Alice walker is an africanamerican author, activist and vegan. Poet, essayist, and novelist alice walker was born in 1944, in eatonton, georgia, to sharecroppers willie lee and minnie lou grant walker. Am i blue by alice walker meet your next favorite book. Alice walker questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on alice walker. Jun 26, 2016 on this page you can read or download am i blue alice walker pdf in pdf format. In 1983, walker became the first africanamerican woman to win a pulitzer prize for fiction with her novel the color purple, which also won the national book award. Alice walker, one of the united states preeminent writers, is an awardwinning author of novels, stories, essays, and poetry. She is best known for the critically acclaimed novel the color purple 1982 for which she won the national book award and the pulitzer prize.
Alice walker, winner of the 1983 pulitzer prize and the american book award for the color purple, has earned international recognition as one of the major writers of our time. An avowed feminist, walker coined the term womanist. Walker part reorder ap exhaust walker application walker. I once, while taking a class for my bachelors degree, debated an instructor over the probability that animals do have feelings. Photo by mark saglioccogetty images alice walker, the beloved activist and author of the color purple, is under fire for. Alice walkers controversial endorsement of david icke. A short story by alice walker discussing a horse she once knew on a farm s. Alice walker has been defined as one of the key international writers of the 20th century. One of eight children, walker was the daughter of a sharecropper and a maid. Alice was an african american woman who becomes friends with a horse, but had to face seeing him go from being happy and full of freedom to lonely and beast looking. Her work is widely acclaimed and includes the novel the colour purple, for which. Alice walker, am i blue this is one of the 2 works written by the controversial pulitzer prize winning african american novelist, political, and human rights activist alice walker which were.
In alice walker s story am i blue, the author illustrates the suffering animals go through, and compares it to how similar their suffering is to the suffering people are facing and have faced in the past. Contentsshow early life walker was born in eatonton, georgia, united states. Walker uses the relationship with blue to convey her deep regard for animals, and through her description of the neglect and indifference with which blue is. This is one of the 2 works written by the controversial pulitzer prize winning african american novelist, political, and human rights activist alice walker which were. Walker compares her emotions to a horse by the name of blue. The youngest daughter of sharecroppers, she grew up poor, with her mother working as a maid to help support the familys. It is a wonderful story of a friendship with a horse, but also the story of how we, as humans, equate social justice and equality. Read all poems of alice walker and infos about alice walker. Walker uses the relationship with blue to convey her deep regard for animals, and through her description of the neglect and indifference with which blue is treated, she. Am i blue alice walker has been an activist for most of her life. Explication of alice walkers a woman is not a potted plant sample essay pages.
Gina mccrosson professor van epps english ol01 23 march 2012 am i blue. Her blue body everything we know earthling poems 19651990. Alice walkers essay am i blue tells the story of a womans friendship with a horse named blue, and at the same time it is a deeper look at societys problems. Alice walker, winner of the 1983 pulitzer prize and the american book award for the color purple, has earned international recognition. Another interesting fact about banned books is that they rarely contain lies. Jun 26, 2016 on this page you can read or download am i blue by alice walker pdf in pdf format.
Alice walker banned explores just what it is that various groups have found so threatening in walker s work, bringing together the short stories roselily and am i blue. Mar 02, 2020 alice malsenior walker was born on february 9, 1944, in eatonton, georgia. The book s focus is the controversial decision by the california state board of education to remove two of alice walkers stories, roselily and am i blue. Alice walker born february 9, 1944 is an american novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. Quotations by alice walker, american author, born february 9, 1944. She is the author of several novels, includeing possessing the secret of joy, temple of my familiar, meridian, the color purple, and the third life of grange copeland. Although it seems uncomplicated and trivial, the story gains momentum in its purpose quite quickly, the story transforms from a tale of a horse to a comparison between animals and humanity itself. Rhetorical analysis of alice walkers am i blue essay. In 20, alice walker published two new books, one of them entitled the cushion in the. The author of numerous books, she is one of the countrys bestselling writers of literary fiction, according to. Sep 20, 2011 so in the end you cant even really regret your misfortunes, explains the beloved author alice walker, because they led you somewhere. Alice walker, american writer whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of african american culture.
In this way, walker is comparing her emotions, as a human, to the emotions of a horse blue. Alice walker banned explores just what it is that various groups have found so threatening in walkers work, bringing together the short stories roselily and am i blue. Infobox writer alice malsenior walker born february 9, 1944 is an africanamerican author and feminist who received the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1983 for the color purple. Alice walker was born in putnam county, georgia on february 9th, 1944. Dec 20, 2018 alice walker at the premiere of the color purple on broadway in 2015. Alice walkers essay am i blue tells the story of a womans friendship with a horse named blue. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. She is a defender of not only human rights but the rights of. Is that a scary thought to put into the mind of a teenager. So writes alice walker in her classic essay, am i blue. She brings attention to her readers on how to understand that an animal can experience the same emotions as humans do. Walker made history as the first africanamerican woman to win a pulitzer prize for literature as well. The classic, pulitzer prizewinning novel that made alice walker a household name. Alice walker banned book by alice walker thriftbooks.
She is a defender of not only human rights but the rights of animals as well. She also wrote the novels meridian 1976 and the third life of grange copeland 1970. Rhetorical analysis of alice walkers am i blue essay related essays. However, on a deeper level, walker is making a very powerful argument about how human animals treat each other much the same way they treat non human animals. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. A book is usually banned because truth is dangerous not fiction. Walker was born in eatonton, georgia, the youngest of eight children, to willie lee walker and minnie lou tallulah grant. Alice walker born february 9, 1944 is an american novelist, short story writer, poet, and social.
In these opening paragraphs, walker introduces the central emblem of the essay, a horse named blue. Walker uses the relationship with blue to convey her deep regard for animals, and. In am i blue, alice walker conveys her high regard to. Her novels, most notably the pulitzer prizewinning the color purple 1982, focus particularly on women. She also stands for the revolutionaries who want to transform the world for the better. Walker travels the world to help fight for the poor and the oppressed.
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