Hannah Grimes
"In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens"
Alice Walker’s moving tribute to motherhood, “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,” honors her mother, a woman who planted “ambitious gardens…so brilliant with colors, so original in design, so magnificent with life and creativity” (Walker 329-330). Even as a working mother with a houseful of children and resources that had to be stretched in inventive ways, she found opportunities to create a breathtaking garden that gave an outlet for the art within her soul. “For her, so hindered and intruded upon in so many ways,” writes Walker, “being an artist has still been a daily part of her life” (Walker 330). Despite challenging circumstances, her courageous spirit and creativity produced so much hope in those around her that Walker sees even the poverty of her childhood “through a screen of blooms” (Walker 330). Her mother reflects radiant qualities of motherhood though her ability to see the promise and sacredness of beauty in even ordinary ways.
Walker, Alice. “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens.” Ed. Mary K. DeShazer. New York: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc, 2001. 729-730.
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