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The Welcome Table: Conflict Of Segregation

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Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two Texts
Maria Anna Maciocia
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Clinton Hale
7/9/2015

Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two Texts
The Welcome Table: Conflict of Segregation
The specific conflict in the story The Welcome Table by Alice Walker is of segregation of the old black woman. She stands alone in her fight against racism and it seems that she and society exist upon two different poles of earth. The conflict takes shape with her dressing in the very beginning of the story. She gets ready to join the Sunday Prayer; however, she is not permitted to enter the church of the Whites. Instead of getting disappointed, she stands at the outside stair steps of it and keeps her conflict alive with the rest of the people. The issue of racism is significant factor in the story as it keeps the whole story unified. …show more content…

In the shape of resolving her conflict, Alice Walker proves that God does not favor the doctrines of color, caste and creed, as human beings understand them. There is a wider context of symbolizing the old woman in the story than any audience might evaluate it. The old woman symbolizes the power of truth and standing for the right. She takes her stand firmly and never leaves hope. She never returns home but instead, keeps standing at the doorsteps of the church in hope that one day of other, her case will be heard. Thus, she justifies her situation and even Christ has to come to see her determination.
The Story of an Hour: Conflict of Personal

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