Southeastern Theological Seminary Alice Walker’s “To Hell with Dying” Relationships Emmy Smith English 1120 Mrs. Park 19 April 2023 Outline Intro Mr. Sweet and the Narrator's relationship Childhood Closeness Bond Parental POV Did her parents compare themselves to him? Did they rely on him to raise the kids? Why was he allowed near the children? Bad Habits Outcast Creepy Conclusion “To Hell with Dying” written by Alice Walker is a heartwarming, as well as heart-wrenching short story about the relationship between an old man who is an alcoholic and smoker who lives for is neighbor’s children. He and the narrator especially have a remarkably close relationship, which is odd due to the age gap and his unhealthy habits. It leads to the question- why do the narrator’s parents allow Mr. Sweet around their children? Mr. Sweet was a social outcast and a bad influence, and it was not good for the children to be exposed to that at such closeness at a young age. …show more content…
Sweet. He wrestled with them, sang to them, and tickled them. The writer says that Mr. Sweet made her feel beautiful and like a princess when she was a girl. The children were around Mr. Sweet often, and they had a mutual love and adoration for one another. The children view him as a grandpa, or even a father, as their actual parents are not mentioned frequently throughout the