Analysis Of The Book Beauty When The Other Dancer Is...

The articles written by Walker, Angelou, Eighner and Mairs, teach about accepting yourself and overcoming personal problems in there essays on personal accounts. By contrast Williams, Quindlen and Kristof articles talk of issues in today’s society and how as a group we can solve these issues in essays covering cultural and the environment. These articles became some of my favorites throughout the semester for being able to relate so easily, but also the joy of reading the authors stories to be able to improve my own writing. In the first four articles, they come from the section on Personal accountants, each telling a story about the author’s life. I found this section of the book the most interesting and enjoying in a variety of ways. First, I found it these articles very easy to relate to, in a sense we all are differences especially on how we grow up. In the essay, â€Å"Beauty: When the other dancer is the self,† the author Alice Walker speaks of how hard it was to accept herself growing up because we as humans change. This is something I believe all young girls experience at some point in their lives and Walker put in on paper. Another author who may not have had the same hardest time accepting herself was Nancy Mairs, in the article, â€Å"On Being a cripple.† In this selection, Mairs speaks of how she called herself a cripple and how it only helped her with her disease, something that could shine a light on someone in the same situation that you are going to be okayShow MoreR elatedAlice Malsenior6001 Words   |  25 PagesAlice Walker: Peeling an Essence As an African- American novelist, short–story writer, essayist, poet, critic, and editor, Alice Walker’s plethora of literary works examines many aspects of African American life as well as historical issues that are further developed by Walker’s unique point of view. Writers like Alice Walker make it possible to bring words and emotions to voices and events that are often silenced. Far from the traditional image of the artist, she has sought what amounts to aRead More Women, Beauty and Self-Esteem Essay5143 Words   |  21 Pages(personal communication, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1992), dieting has become a $30-billion-per-year industry (Stoffel, 1989), and women spent $1.2 billion on cosmetic surgery in 1990 (personal communication, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1992). The importance of beauty has apparently increased even as women are reaching for personal freedoms and economic rights undreamed of by our grandmothers. The em phasis on beauty may be a way to hold onto a feminine image while