Personal Response

Overall, I did enjoy this novel. I really saw into the different lifestyles for African Americans during the early 1900’s. At first I did not like the way the whole book was written in letters, but by the end of the book I enjoyed this writing style. I admired the many similes the author used because it helped create a picture of what she was explaining in my head. I did not like at times the informal diction that Walker used; at points it was overwhelming. The specific description that Walker used to describe her characters lives was a significant part of the novel for me. The vulgar words that she used to describe some moments in this book were unique, but it made the book so much stronger in portraying her story. The way that she described these appalling moments made the reader able to connect with the characters, and the reader’s emotions were involved. The ending of the book was both significant and pleasurable because throughout all the struggles that each sister had to face, they came out as strong individuals and at the end of the book they were bother truly happy with their lives. This novel showed the struggle of poverty, racism, and sexism, and the life that two African American woman lived to overcome and conquer it.