Opression and Inequality
Running head: RACISM, OPPRESSION AND INEQUAL 1
Racism, Oppression, and Inequality within The Welcome Table and Country Lovers
ENG 125 Introduction to Literature
April 16, 2012
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RACISM, OPPRESSION AND INEQUAL 2
“Racism, Oppression, and Inequality within The Welcome Table and Country Lovers”
In this paper I will analyze the similarities and differences between Country Lovers written in 1975 by Nadine Gordimer, and The Welcome Table written in 1970 by Alice Walker. The overall theme and concept between The Welcome Table and Country Lovers are racism, oppression, and inequality which I analyze with critical thought and precision.
Before I can begin to draw any conclusion as to comparing and contrasting the two stories
Country Lovers and The Welcome Table, I must first familiarize myself to several important concepts of each story. These important concepts consist of the plot, theme, list of characters involved, the setting, the style, and the tone of the narrator. Also, what method does the narrator utilize to gain and keep the attention of the reader at a maximum level? The Welcome Table, written by Alice Walker, is one of the most enjoyable and inspiring pieces of literature I have ever read. The Welcome Table’s style is formatted in the third person point of view, but frequently shifts throughout the story. The beginning or the first part of the story is told strictly from the white people’s perspective as they witness an elderly black woman nearly blind, with a lean build and grayish tone to her skin enters their church. The historical development of the African-American woman can be traced within the African-American literary tradition while locating religion as a central influence of her strength character, and dedication (LaGrone, 2009).
The author does a superlative job enhancing the story by incorporating such a descriptive nature to the characters. Particularly the main character which was described by her
Racism, Oppression, and Inequality within The Welcome Table and Country Lovers
ENG 125 Introduction to Literature
April 16, 2012
- 1 -
[no notes on this page]
RACISM, OPPRESSION AND INEQUAL 2
“Racism, Oppression, and Inequality within The Welcome Table and Country Lovers”
In this paper I will analyze the similarities and differences between Country Lovers written in 1975 by Nadine Gordimer, and The Welcome Table written in 1970 by Alice Walker. The overall theme and concept between The Welcome Table and Country Lovers are racism, oppression, and inequality which I analyze with critical thought and precision.
Before I can begin to draw any conclusion as to comparing and contrasting the two stories
Country Lovers and The Welcome Table, I must first familiarize myself to several important concepts of each story. These important concepts consist of the plot, theme, list of characters involved, the setting, the style, and the tone of the narrator. Also, what method does the narrator utilize to gain and keep the attention of the reader at a maximum level? The Welcome Table, written by Alice Walker, is one of the most enjoyable and inspiring pieces of literature I have ever read. The Welcome Table’s style is formatted in the third person point of view, but frequently shifts throughout the story. The beginning or the first part of the story is told strictly from the white people’s perspective as they witness an elderly black woman nearly blind, with a lean build and grayish tone to her skin enters their church. The historical development of the African-American woman can be traced within the African-American literary tradition while locating religion as a central influence of her strength character, and dedication (LaGrone, 2009).
The author does a superlative job enhancing the story by incorporating such a descriptive nature to the characters. Particularly the main character which was described by her
References: Winant, H. (1994). Racial conditions: Politics, theory, comparison. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press