Beauty, by Alice Walker, was very similar to Mirrors in the sense that the author wrote about her struggle with overcoming a physical deformation that she sustained at an early age. She was taughnted and ostrisized just like Grealy was, and was obsessed with regaining the "cute" look that she once had. It was easier; however, for Walker to hide her flaw from the public and, unlike Grealy, she was able to improve her looks with surgery.
I thought that Walker did a great job of setting up the transition of her story with descriptions of some past experieces that showed what her life was like before her "accident". Her format of skipping from memory to memroy was also very interesting. It enabled her to quickly discuss many different phases of her life while still getting her point across.
I like how you're making connections between the two essays we have read so far. Also, like Amanda, you make a good point about how Walker organizes the sequence of the story in a way that really helps communicate her point well while covering a lot of time.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Walker having a good flow with her story.
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ReplyDeleteI like your style of writing. I agree with what you said about Walker's transition throughout the story. I too feel that it was the perfect way to get her point across.