Alice Walker's "Beauty: When The Other Dancer Is The Self"

Part I of Essay
The definition of “beauty” in today’s culture is narrowly described. There is generally one type of woman who fits in this category and is understood and accepted by the masses to be “beautiful.” These expectations have been altered throughout American history. However, ....

Part II of Essay
.... Walker starts showing the reader how she viewed herself and how others viewed her when she was a little girl ready to give her speech that she memorized for Easter Sunday. Then her accident happened. Walker then emphasizes to the reader that the way she views herself now and the way she thinks people view her at the age of eight have changed for the worse. She then states at the age of fourteen her view of beauty changes. She says she can raise her head now that she has had her I fixed. Finally she says at the age of twenty-seven she l ....