Controversial Women In The Life You Save May Be Your Own, By Alice Walker

Johnson had been voted into office, right off the bat he wanted to stop the assault of poverty, though as previously in my last paragraph the Economy was fairly good, but there was still a shocking amount of poverty in the United States. President Johnson ran his campaign on the idea of a war against poverty and when he got into office the OEO , also known as the Office of Economic Opportunity, “created an array of new educational, employment, housing, and health-care programs”(Brinkley 699) This was done to help offer opportunities to those who were living below the poverty line, and even though it was helpful for a while the effects were impossible to sustain. In the attempts to end poverty the OEO spent three billion dollars. The program then came to a halt because the United States entrance into a war in Southeast Asia and that became a first priority(Brinkley 699).

Human nature dictates that every action, no matter how selfless it appears, is inspired by a selfish reason. Flannery O'Connor shows this taken into consideration in her short story, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”. The protagonist, Mr. Shiftlet, wanders onto the farm of old and young Lucynell. Mr. Shiftlet marries her daughter young Lucynell and does a handful of work for her including fixing her car, which he sees as a way of achieving freedom. With her use of symbolism and characterization O'Connor reveals that people play games of deceit to win their own selfish ends (Walters 82).

The drowning of a young girl in an environmentally protected river causes a reporter named Maggie to be sent to her hometown to cover the story. She is partnered with a man named Allen, and they eventually grow to like each other. However, Maggie used to be in love with a man named Luke who lives in the town. Luke is the absolute opposite of Allen, they are not alike in any way. These two characters differences help shape the story and show how different points-of-view and experiences influence people’s thoughts on situations.

Poverty can be fixed with the help of everyone, but why should the rest of the population be forced to help the poor. President Johnson wants America to fight the war on poverty. With one of every fifth person in America in poverty real change needed to take place. There needed to be

Once the “War on Poverty” was launched, society started to break into havoc because of the sudden interest towards the impoverished. However the impoverished began to protest. The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) was created on December 4, 1967, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), addressing the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the poor, and the impact of poverty on the lives of millions of Americans (“Poor People’s Campaign”). President Johnson finally heard their concerns and created more legislations that would benefit everyone. Although most of the Americans who were apart of the higher class still envisioned the impoverished as invisible, some of the them (mainly women) had their perspective changed (Harrington

Flannery O’Connor was known for writing characters who had dubious moral and intellectual capabilities, and she often liked to write on the theme of the tragic realities of everyday life. She often linked her writing to religion and how the world had become ignorant of values. In her short story, The Life You Save May Be Your Own, she tells the story of three odd and grotesque characters. The short story begins with a man, Mr. Tom Shiftlet, coming upon Lucynell Crater and her daughter, Lucynell. The man seems a bit odd and he only has one arm.

Poverty has become a big societal problem that it has become a major topic in political debates. Politicians have been debating on the best course of action to solving the poverty problem. Former President Lyndon B Johnson understood that poverty was a problem and it needed to be addressed. The Former President Lyndon B. Johnson believed that society has a responsibility for its citizens. He declared War on Poverty in 1964.

In addition to the things he'd already done, he tasked state and local governments with creating work training programs for up to 200,000 women and men (History.com Staff, “Great Society”). Other initiatives the War on Poverty offered were a Community Action program for people to tackle poverty within their own communities, the ability for the government to recruit and train skilled American volunteers to serve poverty-stricken communities, loans and guarantees for employers who offered jobs to the unemployed, funds for farmers to purchase land and establish agricultural co-ops, and help for unemployed parents preparing to enter the workforce (History.com Staff, “Great Society”). Johnson’s effort in helping this shows today when you are able to look at all of the acts he created in order to help this fight on the War on

Lyndon B. Johnson declared the war on poverty during a Union address in January 8th, 1964. This was in response to national poverty rates being around 19 percent at the time of his speech. Lyndon B. Johnson’s success in lowering poverty rates during the “war on poverty,” was due to legislations such as VISTA, Job Corps, Head Start, Medicaid, Medicare, and HUD. One major Legislation is VISTA.

In Phyllis Schlafly's The Power of the Positive Woman, he mentions where women seem to stand in society, adding on a comparison between men and female. In a male dominated society, women are constantly trying to prove themselves. One of the biggest differences Schlafly points out is the fact that women can have babies whereas men cannot. However when it comes to physical differences there are many including, men having more water in their body, and less fatty tissue. “Falwell”, in Major Problems depicts the image of the American family and how it is a fundamental block of our society.

Maggie is also oppressed by society and Dee, and, though to a further degree than her mother, her view of herself attacks her equality compared to the rest of the world. The subject is immediately introduced. The story begins with Maggie and her mother waiting for Dee. They waste their time in order to be available to Dee as soon as Dee

The story goes beyond these traits to deal mainly with the way in which the two sisters value their heritage. Maggie knows nothing but her heritage, for she has never left home. On the other hand, Dee seems to have

War on Poverty was a war established by President Lyndon Johnson. There was many debates whether or not Johnson’s programs were worthy. Democrats were declaring income inequality the circumstance and the republicans believe the War was a failure. President Johnson wanted to take action towards the national poverty rate. “Conventional wisdom suggests that a rise in federal expenditures designed to help low income groups should produce some reduction in poverty and thus some reduction in measured income inequality.”

Maggie did not go to school, does not dress in colorful attention-getting African garb, and does not have a fancy boyfriend, but she does slam a door which indicates her feelings about the quilts and butter churn her sister has come to claim out from under her feet. The temper has flared, and Maggie gets her quilts. In conclusion, the story seems to tell how different Maggie and Dee were from each other; with few comparisons between the two girls to suggest that they had anything in

In conclusion,Alice Walker used two characters to carry out a deeper meaning of a short story. It showed similarities and differences to my family, and the family in “Everyday use”. Also it show how maggie and Dee are two very different characters. Maggie and Dee didn 't share a bond with each other throughout their,but I am glad my brothers and I