Roselily

Roselily Questions and Answers

What are the differences in the north and in the south in the story of Roselily?

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What is the story's point of view? (Roselily)

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What might be the author's message about identity in "Roselily"?

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What does paragraph 9 in "Roselily" reveal about the narrator's motivation for marrying this man?

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How does the phrase "teachings from the wrong God" contribute to the characterization of the man in "Roselily"?

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What do we learn about Roselily, her husband, and their marriage in these lines? "She presses her worried fingers into his palm. He is standing in front of her. In the crush of well–wishing people, he does not look back."

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How is the South depicted in the story "Roselily"?

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What is the author's purpose in including the story about the fourth child in "Roselily"?

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How many brother and sisters did Alice Walker have?

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What is Roselily's view of the preacher?

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Why isn't "Roselily" anthologized? Walker's "Everyday Use" is anthologized consistently. Why not "Roselily"?

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