The characterization of women as defined by feminist criticism has
credibility as its most important basis. In this sense, their description in
Alice Walker's Meridian lacks authenticity. This is particularly true of the
character of Meridian, whose lack of coherence hinders the natural flow of
emotions and action, and therefore, affects the conception of the character
as an individual entity. This may be seen throughout all the elements that
conform the novel, such as the situations in which she moves or her
reactions towards social pressure upon women.
