Use Of Imagery In Alice Walker's ¨the Flower

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In the short story of ¨The Flower¨ by Alice Walker the story begins by describing the setting of the story and introducing the main character Myop. The story at first sounds innocent and pure, however there is a dark turn at the end of the story which was the author´s purpose of the story. In this essay the meaning of the short story will be conveyed and how it transitioned at the end of the short story, how imagery helps the story and setting. The setting in this short story of ¨The Flower¨ by Alice Walker takes place on a countryside and farm. There is enough evidence throughout the story that emphasizes where the story takes place. For example, ¨… skipped lightly from her house to pigpen to smokehouse... ¨these are all settings that are

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