Reflection on "In Search Of Our Mothers' Gardens: The Creativity of Black Women in the South"

Personally, it was a little of a struggle to annotate this - I expected it to be more of a scholarly article, one with important points that I could highlight and make note of. But this took me by surprise - at first I couldn't find anything to highlight, as I was pulled into the poetic, flowing language. There is so much gorgeous imagery that it's impossible to pick a specific, powerfull/important statement. The overall imagery of the first several paragraphs is rather violent and harsh, as Alice Walker poetically expresses their struggles and their subsequent mental or physical transformations. The harsh environment that their ancestors experienced shaped them, and instead of destroying them, they flowered even as they broke. This is essentially what Alice Walker is trying to express, and it really creates a different perspective on the culture of black women and their history. Interestingly enough, men are only brought in as side characters, or white men as villains.