Over many years, Alice Walker has gained a lot of fame due to her numerous poems, short stories, novels, and essays. Alice Walker is widely known for being a feminist and an activist. It was during Walker’s time at Spelman College that she became interested in the civil rights movement. Without the friendship of her two historian teachers at Spelman, she may have never transferred to Sarah Lawrence College where her writing began. On February 9, 1944, Willie Lee Walker and Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant Walker of Eatonton, Georgia, were blessed with their eighth and final child, Alice Malsenior Walker. To honor her grandmother and mother, she changed her name to Alice Tallulah-Kate Walker. At only age eight, Alice lost all sight in one of her eyes after one of her older brothers accidentally shot her in the eye with a BB gun. It later developed a scar; this scar caused Alice to become isolated and often left her upset. By age fourteen, she got up the courage to have surgery to hide the scar. Walker attended East Putnam Consolidated for her elementary and middle school education and Butler-Baker High for her high school education where she graduated valedictorian of her class. The first three years of her college education took place at Spelman College, but her remaining college education took place at Sarah Lawrence College where she was encouraged by many teachers to pursue her writing. She worked for the New York City Department of Welfare for a year after she graduated from Sarah Lawrence and after that she worked for the Legal Defense Fund in Jackson, Mississippi. It was here that she met Melvyn Leventhal and later married him. After two years of marriage, Rebecca Grant was born. When Rebecca Grant reached age seven, her parents were divorced (Alice Walker – The Official Website for Alice Walker). Over the years, Alice Walker has received lots of praise from critics for having the ability to blend her activist role and her feminist role in her writing. She has also received praise for being able to tell of African American cultures. For the most part, critics give praise to Walker’s work and don’t have a lot of negative things to say about her writing. However, some critics believe the male characters she has in The Color Purple are more like the males of society today. Some critics also believe Walker made the male characters in The Color Purple too negative. Another criticism she has received for The Color Purple is the fact that much of the book has to do with the brutality of women, but the end of the story is happy and it takes away from the seriousness of the women brutality (Alice Walker b. 1944). For the most part, Walker writes about history and racial problems America has faced through the years. Her writing style also includes the problems women have faced over the years which also gained her the feminist title as well. Much of Walker’s writing styles have thought to be more gloom and depressing which is thought to be because she isolated herself after her eye accident (About Alice Walker). Alice Walker was influenced by the tough times she went through in her life. History’s female brutality had a big influence on Alice Walker’s, The Color Purple. The reader also sees race pose a problem in the story as well and America’s many racial problems also influenced Walker’s writing. Female brutality and racial problems are a few of the things Walker saw in her lifetime and the tough times are what got Alice to writing. Alice also had two History teachers at Spelman College that made her want to write. She was also encouraged to write by professors at Sarah Lawrence College. Lastly, Alice saw the economy go through some tough times; these tough times also played a great role in influencing Walker to write this book (Alice Walker b. 1944). In conclusion, Alice Walker has gained a lot of fame and praise for her writing. Critics rarely have negative comments about her writing, and when critics look at her work, instead of writing negative comments about her work they give her praise for the things she is able to blend together in her writing. Lastly, Alice Walker has been influenced by many of the things she has seen throughout her life and they have caused her to receive many awards and fame from people all over.
Over many years, Alice Walker has gained a lot of fame due to her numerous poems, short stories, novels, and essays. Alice Walker is widely known for being a feminist and an activist. It was during Walker’s time at Spelman College that she became interested in the civil rights movement. Without the friendship of her two historian teachers at Spelman, she may have never transferred to Sarah Lawrence College where her writing began.
On February 9, 1944, Willie Lee Walker and Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant Walker of Eatonton, Georgia, were blessed with their eighth and final child, Alice Malsenior Walker. To honor her grandmother and mother, she changed her name to Alice Tallulah-Kate Walker. At only age eight, Alice lost all sight in one of her eyes after one of her older brothers accidentally shot her in the eye with a BB gun. It later developed a scar; this scar caused Alice to become isolated and often left her upset. By age fourteen, she got up the courage to have surgery to hide the scar. Walker attended East Putnam Consolidated for her elementary and middle school education and Butler-Baker High for her high school education where she graduated valedictorian of her class. The first three years of her college education took place at Spelman College, but her remaining college education took place at Sarah Lawrence College where she was encouraged by many teachers to pursue her writing. She worked for the New York City Department of Welfare for a year after she graduated from Sarah Lawrence and after that she worked for the Legal Defense Fund in Jackson, Mississippi. It was here that she met Melvyn Leventhal and later married him. After two years of marriage, Rebecca Grant was born. When Rebecca Grant reached age seven, her parents were divorced (Alice Walker – The Official Website for Alice Walker).
Over the years, Alice Walker has received lots of praise from critics for having the ability to blend her activist role and her feminist role in her writing. She has also received praise for being able to tell of African American cultures. For the most part, critics give praise to Walker’s work and don’t have a lot of negative things to say about her writing. However, some critics believe the male characters she has in The Color Purple are more like the males of society today. Some critics also believe Walker made the male characters in The Color Purple too negative. Another criticism she has received for The Color Purple is the fact that much of the book has to do with the brutality of women, but the end of the story is happy and it takes away from the seriousness of the women brutality (Alice Walker b. 1944). For the most part, Walker writes about history and racial problems America has faced through the years. Her writing style also includes the problems women have faced over the years which also gained her the feminist title as well. Much of Walker’s writing styles have thought to be more gloom and depressing which is thought to be because she isolated herself after her eye accident (About Alice Walker).
Alice Walker was influenced by the tough times she went through in her life. History’s female brutality had a big influence on Alice Walker’s, The Color Purple. The reader also sees race pose a problem in the story as well and America’s many racial problems also influenced Walker’s writing. Female brutality and racial problems are a few of the things Walker saw in her lifetime and the tough times are what got Alice to writing. Alice also had two History teachers at Spelman College that made her want to write. She was also encouraged to write by professors at Sarah Lawrence College. Lastly, Alice saw the economy go through some tough times; these tough times also played a great role in influencing Walker to write this book (Alice Walker b. 1944).
In conclusion, Alice Walker has gained a lot of fame and praise for her writing. Critics rarely have negative comments about her writing, and when critics look at her work, instead of writing negative comments about her work they give her praise for the things she is able to blend together in her writing. Lastly, Alice Walker has been influenced by many of the things she has seen throughout her life and they have caused her to receive many awards and fame from people all over.