Exploring the Text

1. Describe the way that Alice Walker characterizes the difference between Flannery O’Connor and the other Southern writers she studied in her college course.

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   Exploring the Text: - Describe the way that Alice Walker characterizes the difference between Flannery O’Connor and the other Southern writers she studied in her college course.
2. How does Walker address the stereotypes of both black and white women that have been a staple of Southern literature? How does she describe O’Connor’s contribution to the debunking of those stereotypes? Why does Walker feel comfortable with O’Connor’s black and white women?

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   Exploring the Text: - How does Walker address the stereotypes of both black and white women that have been a staple of Southern literature? How does she describe O’Connor’s contribution to the debunking of those stereotypes? Why does Walker feel comfortable with O’Connor’s black and white women?
3. Does Walker believe there should be a line between the public (or published) self and the private one? Explain your answer. Do you agree?

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   Exploring the Text: - Does Walker believe there should be a line between the public (or published) self and the private one? Explain your answer. Do you agree?
4. What do you think Walker means when she says that O’Connor’s work comes out of a “racial culture” (par. 6). Why does she say her work isn’t about race?

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   Exploring the Text: - What do you think Walker means when she says that O’Connor’s work comes out of a “racial culture” (par. 6). Why does she say her work isn’t about race?