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Alice Walker African American Heritage Summary

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As we read the similarities in the lives of both the daughters and Alice Walker, like Maggie after being burned, Walker was disfigured growing up and she could not see through one eye after getting shot by a BB gun (p. 2714). For this reason, Walker stays away as much as possible from society and so does Maggie because of her burns. While with Dee, which is oldest sister, compares to Walker because they make it to college and start a new life on their own away from racially separated neighborhood. (p. 2714) Maggie was just a girl who lived with her mother and not looking to have more in her life. She follows more towards her African American heritage. Even though because of the message of this story, maybe Walker relates more to Maggie. The

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