Alice Walkers Am I Blue

A detailed Summary of Alice Walkers Am I Blue

It is quite simple to see that the story "Am I Blue" is about a fond relationship between a horse and a woman. However, one may wonder if there is much more to the story than what the words say. In "Am I Blue," Alice Walker conveys her high regard towards animal rights through the use of many different rhetorical devices such as description, anecdote, metaphor, personification, irony, and analogy. After analyzing each technique used by the author, one can clearly say that her purpose for using such literary devices is to argue that there are "human" qualities in animals. Respectively, she says that through gestures, signs, and expressions, animals are in a sense, linked to humans.

The story begins with a brief description about a relationship with a horse that is boarded on the farm next to where Walker lived at the time. The tender relationship began with the ritual of feeding Blue, the magnificent horse. In her story, she traces her relationship with Blue over the numerous years she had spent with him. She describes in vast detail about the life altering events they both had experienced.

Walker's perceptions of Blue are revealed through the use of description. The use of this technique enables her to present in cle

Like Walker, after this story, I leave on an uneasy, unsolved, and hostile term. Early in the story, Walker realizes that she too was raised to ignore animals. However, after this story, hope still shines. It highlights that the animals we abuse, eat, and slaughter are "beings" just like us. Walker states, " we sat down to eat steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spat it out." How did it ever get to be like this?

Finally, Walker ironically illustrates Blue as a monument. The need for describing this scene is so that we may come to an agreement that, in the end, the ways of humans will always prevail. However, one must ask if the outcome is morally right or wrong? After all those attempts Blue made to show his emotions, he remained a prize for man's enjoyment. It is ironic that she calls Blue an "image of freedom." For example, Walker states, "An it would have to be a white horse; the very image of freedom." She uses irony as a weapon to counter man's biases against animals. It is kind of like a sick joke that is uncalled for in the end. The irony fits very well.

Yet after time, Blue's fate seemed to become somewhat merciful. Through the use of descriptive writing here, Walker is able to describe Blue's blissful sentiments towards life after he met his mate, Brown. By sharing with us about Brown, she may evoke even a more emotional and content response from the reader. Knowing that animals also feel love, we may come to a mutual understanding that nature has created the same senses and emotional triggers for all life forms on this earth. For example, Walker states, "When he did, bringing his new friend, there was a different look in his eyes, a look of independence, of self-possession, of inalienable hoarseness. His friend eventually became pregnant. For months and months there was, it seemed to me, a mutual feeling between me and the horses of justice, of peace. The look in Blue's eyes was one of unabashed, "this is it ness." By unfolding the scenery here, needless to say, Blue possessed all that was ever desired in his life. The suggestion of Blue here is positive and perfect. Walker describes him as a "horse of justice and peace." Not like his previous life, which was rather tedious, he felt active and passionate. Since Walker uses description to describe that he experiencing the blissful state, we can easily create an image of how pleased and lucky Blue felt. Again, Walker describes Blue of having human feelings. For example, the feeling of "self-possession" and "independence" is something, to my knowledge, a feeling only humans can acquire. Once more, words such as justice, peace, feeling, and possession give the human qualities to Blue. It is uplifting to know that Blue is happy even in such a place with so many limits. Hence, notifying us about such emotions, can dictate how we judge Blue later on in the story. Now, Walker can proceed to her next outcome, which shows us that man's actions towards animals are sometimes rather twisted and unmoral. After that, we will find out that speaking with a positive voice is a part of an ironic scheme that generates the reinforcements of Walker's argument.

Since it is easier to relate to something that is more similar to us, it is essential to use personification. To begin understanding the twisted outcome lead by the previous section. One should question, "What was the sole purpose of introducing Brown to Blue?" Was it to fulfill the sudden urge of good deed? Or is it for another purpose? The fascinating thing is that even when Walker finds that it necessary to destroy the "perfect picture" about Blue's life, she does it in a way that is most unpleasing

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Approximate Word count = 2471
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English