In Alice Walker's poem, "Be Nobody's Darling," she gives the label of "outcast" a positive meaning and connotation. She encourages others to be different, be comforted in your uniqueness and to own your individuality. Walker reminds her audience that it is okay to be an outcast, in fact you SHOULD be one. Fleur embodies who Alice Walker would love others to be. Fleur doesn't play by society's rules and is certainly unique. She is mysterious, lively and very appealing to others because of her uniqueness. Fleur is also not the typical woman, and doesn't seem to mind it either. She breaks feminie rules by being active like a man and playing cards with them. Society seems to find Fleur to be an "oddball" and strange. Alice Walker would encourage Fleur to celebrate being an outcast and to be comfortable in her own skin.
Angela Feeney post #1
Good connections between Walker and Erdrich, Angela. I would encourage you, though, to expand your entries by referencing and then discussing specific examples from the literary works that relate to the point you are trying to make.
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