Alice Walker's 'Am I Blue?'/ Animal Rights & Human Nature
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A 4 page analysis of Alice Walker's essay on the 'human' qualities of animals, specifically a horse of which she was very fond. The paper argues that Walker's essay sentimentally anthropomorphizes the horse, preventing us from seeing its truly animal nature. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Amiblue.wps

Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'
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7 pages in length. The importance of language in Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use.' Writer also touches upon the symbolic significance of the quilt.
Filename: Everyday.wps

Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'/ Dee's Afrocentricism
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A 5 page research paper that examines the way that Walker uses the character of Dee to make some profound statements on what it means to be African-American. The writer argues that this short story contrasts Dee's faddish 'Afrocentricism' against the very real, nurturing values of her mother and sister. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 90dayuse.rtf

Alice Walker's 'Possessing The Secret Of Joy' / Disturbing Conflict
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the major points and characters in Walker's work. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
Filename: Walkerp.rtf

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / An Epistolary Novel
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A 5 page paper which looks at the format of The Color Purple as a series of letters, and demonstrate how the main character grows through her own writing and reading the letters of others. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Purple.wps

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / Injustice
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A 6 page paper showing how injustice is depicted in Alice Walker's novel. The paper concludes that the triple forces of alienation, internalization, and liberation are symbolized by the central figures in Celie's life: God, Nettie, and Shug. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Injuspur.wps

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / Theme Of Oppression
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In 5 pages, the writer analyzes 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker. It is argue that the theme of 'The Color Purple' is oppression and the ability to rise from that oppression as a phoenix from the ashes to soar once again. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Alicpurp.wps

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' as Cinema
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A 5 page paper analyzing whether -- and how -- the Steven Spielberg adaptation of Alice Walker's novel changed the story structurally. The paper concludes that Spielberg actually adds meat and depth to a novel that is, by itself, powerful but uncompromisingly spare. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Colorp.wps

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' vs. 'In Love And Trouble' / Men & Women
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A 5 page paper discussing the relationship some of characters experience. In 'The Color Purple' the relationships defined are those of Celie and Mr._____, Andrew and Shug. In the book of short stories, 'In Love and Trouble' the relationships are those of Myrna and Ruel, Myrna and Mordecai. The differences between the males and the females expectations and outlooks in regards to their relationships is detailed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Walker2.wps

Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple'/ Character Of Celie
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A 4 page essay discussing the concept of values as they're illustrated by the character of Celie in Walker's book. No bibliography.
Filename: Colorpur.wps

Amy Tan's 'The Hundred Secret Senses'/ The Contact Zone
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An 8 page paper reading Amy Tan's novel The Hundred Secret Senses in the light of Mary Louise Pratt's 'Arts in the Contact Zone' and Alice Walker's 'In Search of Our Mother's Gardens.' The paper concludes that much of our success in making valid cross-cultural alliances occurs in an unconscious and 'magical' rather than logical and analytical way. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Contzone.wps

Relationships in Walker's 'The Color Purple'
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A 5 page paper looking at the way the protagonist's relationships with others have shaped her own identity in Alice Walker's modern classic. The paper concludes that although Celie begins by writing to God, by the book's end she has turned almost entirely to the community of other women for inspiration and support. No additional sources.
Filename: KBwalker.wps