Summary of Alice Walker's "Meridian"

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the basic plot and thematic elements in Alice Walker's "Meridian". A basic overview of the text is provided and also the context within which it was written. The primary focus of the report will be to situate Meridian Hill, the text's protagonist, within the context of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, in which the character fictitiously participates. Some of the structural considerations of the text are also discussed.

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"The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the basic plot and thematic elements in Alice Walker's Meridian. To that end, I will provide a basic overview of the text and the context within which it was written. The primary focus of the report will be to situate Meridian Hill, the text's protagonist, within the context of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, in which the character fictitiously participates. I will talk somewhat about some of the structural considerations of the text, but will focus mostly on Meridian's role within the civil rights movement. In this regard, we should be able to see some of the attitudes that the author possessed regarding the Civil Rights movement and the importance of personal action as opposed to political action. Meridian is set in the American South during the 1960s.."

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