For example in “Poetry at Thirty-Nine” she describes her father, “He cooked like a person dancing in a yoga meditation and longed for the voluptuous sharing of good food.” (“Poem at thirty-nine” 27-33). Walker writes using words with positive connotations to show what could be considered the soul of her character. A character's soul is how they are perceived by the world, what influence they want to have on the world, what a reader believes that character has in their heart, and how the character expresses their feelings. All in all, their soul is their hopes and dreams and how the character goes about making them a reality. The theme of the poem above is the deep and meaningful relationship that exists between a father and daughter along with the idea that within a loving relationship there are no gender roles. He uses his words to paint a picture and uses similes as paint. For example, in the quote above he describes his father's humor and how he would behave. She describes him in a loving tone that shows how much she cares for him. He uses the word dance to indicate how much of a free spirit he was while also illustrating his passion for food or more specifically sharing food. Her words take her father and bring out his personality and soul in the reader's mind. In her father's eyes, Alice Walker is simply a human being who can do anything, and because it's hers