The Flowers Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/flowers/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Flowers Group at eNotes. Wed, 6 May 2009 18:57:59 en-us <![CDATA[What is the biblical reference of The flowers poem?]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-biblical-reference-flowers-poem-82429 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-biblical-reference-flowers-poem-82429 Wed, 6 May 2009 18:57:59 PST <![CDATA[Alice Walker's short story "Flowers" is notable for its compactness and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:50:12 PST <![CDATA[In the beginning we see everything that's innocent.  Everything "seems"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:49:08 PST <![CDATA[How does Alice Walker establish the setting and atmosphere in the first...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/how-does-alice-walker-establish-setting-atmosphere-66277 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:03:48 PST <![CDATA[One of the themes of "The Flowers" is that a young child is not shocked...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 Sun, 8 Feb 2009 18:35:34 PST <![CDATA[There are a lot of movies out there that are centered around the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:31:45 PST <![CDATA[What is a movie or a story that compares to the story "The Flowers " by...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-movie-story-that-compares-story-flowers-by-63025 Sun, 8 Feb 2009 16:30:31 PST <![CDATA[1.  "It was then she stepped smack into his eyes."  Alice...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/pick-out-two-moments-story-which-you-consider-have-53477 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/pick-out-two-moments-story-which-you-consider-have-53477 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:28:46 PST <![CDATA[In "The Flowers", pick out two moments in the story that have...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/pick-out-two-moments-story-which-you-consider-have-53477 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/pick-out-two-moments-story-which-you-consider-have-53477 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:56:41 PST <![CDATA[In the flowers, how does this story relate/have significance to Alice...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/flowers-how-does-this-story-relate-have-38031 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/flowers-how-does-this-story-relate-have-38031 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:23:41 PST <![CDATA[Alice Walker is in short showing that life is not a sugar coated as it...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:27:54 PST <![CDATA[Myop is a very Naive character and Myopic means to have a lack of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:19:04 PST <![CDATA[Walker's brief and haunting story suggests that appearances are...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:49:37 PST <![CDATA[What lesson is Walker trying to get the reader to learn in "The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-lesson-walker-trying-get-reader-learn-quot-37065 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:26:43 PST <![CDATA[The sentence, "the white bubbles disrupt the thin black scale of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-does-white-bubbles-disrupt-thin-layer-black-36235 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-does-white-bubbles-disrupt-thin-layer-black-36235 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:15:26 PST <![CDATA[What does the white bubbles disrupt the thin layer of black soil mean...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-does-white-bubbles-disrupt-thin-layer-black-36235 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-does-white-bubbles-disrupt-thin-layer-black-36235 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:17:39 PST <![CDATA[Walker's intention was to remind readers of racism in this country, and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-might-intention-story-22603 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-might-intention-story-22603 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:32:21 PST <![CDATA[What might be the intention of the story "The Flowers"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-might-intention-story-22603 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-might-intention-story-22603 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:24:12 PST <![CDATA[I think the previous answerer meant to say Myopia, which is the medical...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:08:46 PST <![CDATA[Myop could be short for myopathy. Myopathy is a condition that leaves a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 http://www.enotes.com/flowers/q-and-a/what-significance-name-quot-myop-quot-19849 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:31:27 PST