Notes – Everyday Use (1973), Alice Walker

  – Notes and Quotes –   Alice Walker (1944-present), Everyday Use (1973)   The significance of the title reflects the pragmatism of using something because of the need or necessity for the circumstance rather than placing a value and heritage association upon the item to preserve for future generations. Because Maggie is used to […]

Analysis/Interpretation: Haiku/Poem #1

  Analysis/Interpretation: Haiku/Poem #1: Apple of the book Bluebird in the desert The lion ate the grasshopper Analyses: “Apple of the book”: 1. Theologically, apple may represent the Garden of Eden, the Tree of Knowledge, the Fall of Man, Creationism, etc, with “the book” referring to the Hebrew/Christian Bible. 2. Scientifically, apple may represent Isaac […]