How does Alice Walker use imagery or symbolism to communicate the theme of her essay “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self

Does any one read this story "when mr. came to dine". in 9th grade. plz i need with one question about this story?

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

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