SSRJ#2, Walker.

Initial Personal Reaction:

Roselily: the story hit me like a poem/dream. It resembled the life of a low class female who in our time and day could resemble a runaway. She dreams of what she does not have, but at the same time, she wants to have her dream. She is struggling to find security in life through a husband that makes her happy

Literary Element /Thematic Analysis:

Walker's short story is a series of segways between beginnings and endings. She juxtaposes the first and last lines of a marriage ceremony over the internal dialogue and inward decision of Roselily and shows the reasonings and possible consequences of Roselily's decision to marry a man she does not truly love.

Questions:

Do you think the father of the forth child paid Roselily for Sex?