In the essay ?Beauty,? a young girl named Alice Walker grew up loving being the center of attention and having people tell her how cute she was. As Alice Walker writes, ?I stand, hands on hips, before my father. ?Take me, Daddy,? I say with assurance; ?I?m the prettiest!?(42)? Alice Walker Obviously knew at that age what beauty is and how this allures people. When she was eight she turned into a tomboy. This is when an accident occurred. Her brothers were playing with bb guns and accidentally shot her in the eye. Her life was never the same after this, having a big white blob form in her eye. This incident damaged her self-confidence and troubles her for the rest of her life. This corresponds with the story ?Mirrors? in which Lucy Grealy

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