Discuss ”Nineteen Fifty-five” by Alice Walker, pages 471- 483 in Elements of Literature.

1) In an essay of at least five paragraphs, explore the significance of the given scene:He looked at me real hard. He laughed. Short. They want what you for but they don’t want you. They want what I got only it ain’t mine. That’s what makes ‘em so hungry for me when I sing. They getting the flavor of something but they ain’t getting the thing itself.