This document provides an analysis of Alice Walker's literature and writing career. It begins with an introduction and table of contents. Walker is introduced as a writer born in 1944 who often explores feminist and anti-racist themes in her novels, poetry, and essays about black women's struggles. The document then lists and analyzes some of Walker's major works. It describes the evolution of her writing from personal experiences of black women's oppression to broader examinations of human suffering worldwide. The document concludes that Walker has been a lifelong activist and inspiration through her continual efforts to promote social justice issues through her writing.

1. The Literature Analysis of Alice Walker By: James L. Johnson, Jr. ENG 1102 Owens 8 May 2011

2. Table of Contents Introduction Works of literature analyzed Evolution from writing about black women resiliency of the human spirit Conclusion

3. Who is Alice Walker? Born in 1944 in Georgia, the eighth child in a family of poor sharecroppers, Alice Walker began her writing career in the late 1960’s. She has published a number of novels, poetry collections, and short-story writings, with her most famous literary work being The Color Purple. A writer who often explores feminist and antiracist themes, she has also published several collections of essays that concentrated on black women’s struggle for dignity and survival in a sexist and racist society. In her writings, she describes her experiences and involvements in the civil rights movement, as well as the journeys she has traveled. In most of her work, she themes the resiliency of the human spirit.

4. Works of Literature Analyzed Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and Palestine/Israel The Color Purple Anything Can Be Saved: A Writer’s Activism In Search of Our Mothers’ Garden Meridan

5. Evolution of Her Works… In Walker’s early writings, she wrote of things she was experiencing on a personal level and of the climate of her environment. Experiences in Africa and what she saw caused her to understand that her works are more than just a fraction of her life’s perspective but a voice for the many human lives oppressed, especially women. Her works has expanded from writings of oppression of black women to the sufferings of human beings men and women alike. She understands the struggle for humans altogether need to be addressed not to silence the voice of women, but in order to empower one would mean to change the overall source dynamics that placed women, men, and many children in affliction.

6. Conclusion Walker has been a lifelong activist from her early work in the civil right movement to her continual work in promoting a variety of women issues. Walker continues to strive to restore and ‘help the planet’ (as she puts it) because it is our responsibility (Walker, Alice Walker, Writer, Poet, Activist: Importance of words in a time of war). She is an inspiration to many and has contributed to society in tremendous ways. There is a sense of feeling that Walker is not done; that she still has much to speak about. However, through her words she feels like progress has been made.