Short Story Essay by Alice Walker

p Short Story Essay by Alice Walker

Alice Walker employs the technique of color symbolism in the story Am I Blue

In the culture to which she belongs , African-American , blue color is associated with trust and stability . It also signifies peace and tranquility-and sometimes , melancholy too . It depends upon the situation and the mood of the person interacting with the color . One can certainly say that the blue color is the greatest asset of Nature Blue is the color of the sky , water and light . The sun and the moon have intimate

br relationship with the moods (waves ) of the blue sea . The title of the story ' Am I blue ' could be the question that continued to haunt Alice Walker , throughout her life in one way of the other . She had to undergo both- physical and mental unhappiness , and so her meaningful question in the story , Am I blue (Looks like a question to her inner-self - Am I peaceful ? Am I tranquil ?-Perhaps she is not ) Alice Walker is a sensitive individual . Her referral to humanity is , if plants can live together and in the broader sense , when mother Nature is so benevolent to humanity , why human beings do not reciprocate the same feelings of love and kindness , to the `less evolved ' mute animal kingdom

I entirely agree with Alice Walker about the necessity to show kindness to animals both from the ecological and spiritual points of views . Man claims that he is the crown of creation . Is it his self-proclamation or he deserves the crown on account of his qualities ? As per the conditions prevailing and as for his disposition to the animal kingdom , he treats them as the source of proteins and dumps them in the graveyard called his stomach . His taste buds advise him - how nice , you have done the right thing ! Through this story she gives vent to her feelings of deep love for the animals . Am I blue ' is about an intense relationship between a horse and a woman . She argues that there are human qualities in animals . Ms . Alice Walker , you are again highly considerate to the animals , but some of the intelligent animals may lodge protest against your otherwise well-intentioned observation - that animals have human qualities . The quality of any animal is pure and divine and it acts true to its nature . They never try to cheat and outsmart the fellow creatures . Even the most ferocious animal , the Lion , doesn 't kill animals for fancy . He does it just for his daily requirement of food and there is a method in his operation . He doesn 't kill the animals for their leather and for making fancy purses ! He doesn 't torture them for weaving angora shawls ! He doesn 't make the elephant fall into the camouflaged ditch for extracting the ivory

In the story , the tender relationship develops with the regular feeding of Blue (the name of the horse .Many years roll by . That relationship which passes through many stages , makes the monumental difference in...