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    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning"
    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning"
    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning"
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    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning"

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    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateSep 2, 2016
    ISBN9781535824033
    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning"

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    A Study Guide for Alice Walker's "Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning" - Gale

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    Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning

    Alice Walker

    1975

    Introduction

    Poet, novelist, and short story writer Alice Walker is one of the most prominent female African American writers of the twentieth century. Her poemGoodNight, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning is one of her most anthologized works. First published in 1975 in the Iowa Review, the poem later became the title piece in Walker's third collection of poetry, which was published four years later. Notably, Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning is the last piece presented in the collection, becoming the final word in a volume that explores what can be termed bad or dysfunctional relationships. The women Walker portrays in the collection (and throughout her work) often find themselves caught between being true to themselves and following their romantic desires, options that Walker often depicts as being mutually exclusive. In Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning, the final word given on this subject is, remarkably, forgiveness, a forgiveness that permits redemption both in life and in death. The poem itself is brief, a mere fifty-six words, yet its message is concise, clear, and powerful. It is perhaps for these reasons that Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning has remained a touchstone piece in Walker's oeuvre. Widely available in anthologies and on the Internet, the poem can also be found in a 1984 edition of Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning (still in print) and a

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