Answer to Question #232098 in English for CCW

Question

8/20 Slides - “The Flowers” by Alice Walker

1. Write a body paragraph about The Flowers focusing on how Alice Walkers use of literary techniques contribute to the overall theme/message of the work.

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Answer 1

This coming-of-age story expresses the theme of loss of innocence. The story begins much as childhood begins, merrily without a care in the world. The narrator defines the time in the first sentence as, 'the days had never been as beautiful as these.' Myop plays with the chickens and 'felt light and good in the warm sun.' She feels the excitement and exuberance of youth. She collects flowers and even goes her own way along the stream.

Then things change. She literally gets snagged by a dead man's body. She steps on his decaying face, lodging her foot in it. As if this were not gruesome enough, she notices his teeth have all been broken, and his head is separated from his body. Nearby, she finds a noose a tool that is probably used to kill