Important quotes from the story:

References 1. "Her mother consoles her. She has to

Manju Kapur somehow graduate, then she will get
- Born in 1948 in Amritsar, India. married" (p. 17)
2. "You go if you want to," There is nothing
- A prominent woman writer in the field of wrong with me." (p.18)
Indian literature.
3. "She decided to join cooking classes. The
- Considered to be the brightest star of way to a man's heart was through his
Indian woman writer of English. stomach." (p 20)
- All her masterpieces are related to women
suffering. All her novel beautifully pictures
the longing struggle of women to attain
their own identity. 
Chocolate
- A feminist tradition plays a vital role in all Symbols
her novels.

Summary
Chocolate written by Manju Kapur, is a
feminist short story which revolves
Themes
around how Tara tries to survive under 1.Education Feminism in India
the oppressive mechanism of a closed
society by taking revenge on her husband,
2.Women's
Abhay. This story aims to show us the roles in the
patriarchal reality of Indian society and family/ society
how each and every fault in a family
ultimately rests on a woman.

Alice Walker
- Born to sharecropper parents on Feb 9,
1944 in Eatonton, Georgia.
- Walker’s background is reflected in
“Everyday Use” in the simple lives of the
main characters, focus on education, and in
the strength of Mrs. Johnson.
- Everyday use mirrors events and
movements of Walker’s life (place of birth,
scars, civil rights movement)
- Writing focused on black women’s live,
racial equality and civil rights.
- Regarded as most important voices to
emerge from the Black Arts movement.
Important quotes from the story:
1. "She knows she is not bright. Like
good looks and money, quickness
References passed her by" (p 50)
2.”In real life I am a large, big boned
woman with rough, man working hands”
(p 49)
3. Maggie will be nervous until after
her sister goes: she will stand
hopelessly in corners, homely and
ashamed of the burn scars down her
arms and legs, eying her sister with a
mixture of envy and awe.” (p49)
Everyday
Use
Symbols

Summary
Everyday Use by Alice Walker is a short
story about a mother and one of the Themes
daughters, Maggie who practice the
traditional way of living while another
1.Education
Black Feminism in US.
daughter of hers, Dee (who changes her 2.Women's
name to "Wangero" towards the end of the
roles in the
story) who lives on her own.
family/ society
Instead of proclaiming true identity as an
African American, this story focuses mainly
on the preservation of heritage.
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