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Date "How does Alice Walker 's stories represents heritage conflict in the 1970s

Alice Walker is a contemporary Afro-American writer who is renowned for her feminist beliefs and the way in which she reflects her views of the heritage of black American women in her prose and stories

This essay explores two of Walker 's works , Roselily and Everyday Use both of which appeared in Walker 's collection of short stories entitled In Love and Trouble in 1973 . The examines the way

in which the heritage conflict of the 1970s is represented and symbolized in both of these stories

Alice Walker 's short story Everyday Use , appeared in her . The story was predominantly concerned with the concept of heritage and addresses the way in which traditional values , culture and beliefs can be lost as a result of the pressure or desire to fit into other cultures and belief systems . Within the story conflicting views of the importance of heritage are presented through the characters of the prose and the way in which they interact with the everyday items of their home

In Roselily the theme of heritage is perhaps a little more subtle , with the story containing other , more prominent themes such as isolation and loneliness , male domination and inner turmoil . This story tells the tale of Roselily , an African America woman who is to marry a Muslim man and centers around her thoughts and feelings as the wedding takes place...