... rewarded her with a Guggenheim fellowship in 1977, she received a wall book award nomination. She has published multiple books including "The Color Purple," which was made into a movie that won the academy award for 1985. Her main hobby is gardening (Roberts and Jacobs 85). The short story "Everyday Use" was first published in 1973. "Everyday Use" begins with women waiting: Mama Johnson and her ... Johnson," changed to her new name "Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo". In addition to the author's various aspects of the story, Walker uses themes and characterization to enhance her short story "Ev...

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