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    The annotated bibliography examines works that analyze Alice Walker's emphasis on cultural and personal identity in her writings. The sources demonstrate how Walker's characters often find redemption through preserving their cultural heritage, and how her works use cultural identity as a tool for self-reflection and forming an identity. Additionally, the sources discuss how Walker depicts the importance of embracing one's cultural roots in developing a true sense of self, and how she redefines black womanhood through themes of community and self-identity. The sources also examine recurring themes and devices in Walker's works, such as the elder-youngster family dynamic encouraging remembrance of history.

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    This is an annotated bibliography in perfect MLA style. Seven literary criticism titles that support the title claim with short annotations that should be enough to justify their use.

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    The annotated bibliography examines works that analyze Alice Walker's emphasis on cultural and personal identity in her writings. The sources demonstrate how Walker's characters often find redemption through preserving their cultural heritage, and how her works use cultural identity as a tool for self-reflection and forming an identity. Additionally, the sources discuss how Walker depicts the importance of embracing one's cultural roots in developing a true sense of self, and how she redefines black womanhood through themes of community and self-identity. The sources also examine recurring themes and devices in Walker's works, such as the elder-youngster family dynamic encouraging remembrance of history.

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    Cultural and Personal Identity in Alice Walker's Works

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    The annotated bibliography examines works that analyze Alice Walker's emphasis on cultural and personal identity in her writings. The sources demonstrate how Walker's characters often find redemption through preserving their cultural heritage, and how her works use cultural identity as a tool for self-reflection and forming an identity. Additionally, the sources discuss how Walker depicts the importance of embracing one's cultural roots in developing a true sense of self, and how she redefines black womanhood through themes of community and self-identity. The sources also examine recurring themes and devices in Walker's works, such as the elder-youngster family dynamic encouraging remembrance of history.

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    Larissa Reyes Arzate

    ENGL-1302/MWF 12:00
    Annotated Bibliography
    19 March 2015
    The Emphasis on Cultural and Personal Identity in the Works by Alice Walker
    Charrumathi, N.R. Survival Through Redemption of Self in The Select Novels of Alice
    Walker. Language In India Dec. 2014: i+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1
    Mar. 2015. Demonstrates how Walkers female characters oftentimes find
    salvation in preserving their ethnic heritage. Presents how most of Walkers works
    use cultural identity as a tool for introspection and forming an identity.
    Cowart, David. Heritage and Deracination in Walkers Everyday Use. (Alice Walker).
    Studies in Short Fiction 33.2 (1996): 171+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18
    Mar. 2015. Describes how Walker believes that embracing ones cultural heritage
    is essential to forming a true identity and leaving no room for subconscious
    hypocrisy. Focuses on a single title, but thesis can be seen in other works at a
    lesser level.
    Erickson, Peter. Cast Out Alone / to Heal / and Re-Create / Ourselves: Family-Based
    Identity in the Work of Alice Walker. CLA Journal 23.1 (Sept. 1979): 71-94. Rpt.
    in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 19. Detroit:
    Gale, 1981. Contemporary Literary Criticism Online. Web. 6 Mar. 2015.
    Discusses how Walker uses family as both an environment and a device in her
    works. Proposes the idea that the elder-youngster familial relationships encourage
    remembrance and respect of the past.
    Hubbard, Dolan. Society and Self in Alice Walker's In Love and Trouble. American
    Women Short Story Writers: A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Julie Brown.
    New York: Garland, 1995. 209-233. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jelena O.
    Krstovic. Vol. 97. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. Web. 3 Mar.

    Larissa Reyes Arzate


    ENGL-1302/MWF 12:00
    Annotated Bibliography
    19 March 2015
    2015. Details Walkers redefinition of black womanhood in relation to community
    and self-identity. Focuses on her lesser-known stories, but is a topic easily found
    in all of her titles.
    Nair, Divya. A Searing Journey: Celie in Alice Walkers The Color Purple. Language
    In India June 2014: 85+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 6 Mar. 2015.
    Examines how the introspection and identity-forming of this titles main character
    portrays Walkers feminist ideas. Essay is narrowed to The Color Purple, but
    evidence of this thesis can be seen elsewhere.
    Royster, Philip M. Search of Our Fathers Arms: Alice Walkers Persona of the
    Alienated Darling. Black American Literature Forum 20.4 (winter 1986): 347370. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Deborah A. Schmitt. Vol. 103.
    Detroit: Gale, 1998. Literature Resource Center. Web. 3 Mar. 2015. Presents how
    Walkers insistence on ethnic homage and the repeated sexist black family
    prototype may perpetuate problematic stereotypes. Examines Walkers common
    tropes used in various titles.

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