Alice Walker

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, American literature, short story, Juvenile fiction, Satanism, Classic Literature, Mentally ill women, allegory, change, death, gentleman's agreements, nonlinear narrative, recluses, Devil, Puritans, catechism, short stories, tradition, Boys, Drama, freedom, meaning of love, selfhood, Horror stories

Places

United States, Massachusetts, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, New England, Salem Village, Mallard residence, Araby, North Richmond Street, Araby bazaar, New York, Wall Street, Alabama, Ireland, Owl Creek Bridge, England, Galway, India, Southern States, Calcutta, Justice of the Peace Court, Milford meeting house, Surrey, Amazon rainforest

People

Devil, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Mangan's sister, Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Peyton Farquhar

Time

19th century, Antebellum era, 1600s, Carnival, 20th century, 1861-65, 1861-1865, 1890, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1930s, 20th Century, 17th century, 20e siècle, December, Siglo XX