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In her younger years, Alice Walker’s view on her own beauty is distorted and inaccurate; but when she reaches her age at the narration of her story, she realizes that her outlook on her own beauty was mistaken and that her appearance is not as significant as she thought it was.
Alice Walker, as a child, is convinced that her appearance is the reason for all the praise and attention she receives. Alice becomes borderline obsessive with her beauty and writes about it the most in her essay. ... When Alice is eight, her brother accidentally shoots her in the eye with his B. ... I do not pray for sight, I pray for beauty. ... There are many similar instances throughout the essay that depict Alice’s obsession with her beauty. ... Alice’s family was poor, but in spite of their poverty they remained very proud. They placed an emphasis on appearance and looking presentable to the world to display this pride which could have been transferred over to Alice. ... At eight, Alice considers herself to be a tomboy. ... Alice is being excluded and therefore feels a great space come between her and the brothers she often plays with. ... Alice reasons that it must be caused by the only thing different about her from when she was a little girl, her eye. However, Alice is wrong in assuming only the obvious, and she does not comprehend this until she reaches her present age in this narration.
Approximate Word count = 1221
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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