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Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Walker begins her essay with a story from her early childhood. By starting her essay with a positive story about her and her beauty she lays the foundation for how much her future disfigurement is going to affect every aspect of her life. Walker asks her father is she can go to the fair with him and states that she is the prettiest (“Mercury” 45). From an early age Walker knew she was beautiful. She gained much of her self-worth from her exterior beauty at this age. In the next paragraph in her essay she says “It was great fun being cute. But then, one day, it ended.”(“Mercury” 46). From this point on in her essay she discusses the circumstances of her disfigurement and how it has affected her life. Although Walker does not get into the specifics about what happens from this point on, she is giving the reader background on her life and preparing them for the trials and tribulations that are to follow.

Shortly after Walkers disfigurement she began......


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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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