The Women of Brewster Place The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor presents seven short stories of seven amazing and intriguing African American women, whose lives intertwine with each other. They are all different in many ways. They are young and old, two are lesbians, some are mothers and have children, and some have an occasional man running in and out of their lives. However, they are the same in one aspect. They are …showed first 75 words of 727 total…

…showed last 75 words of 727 total…Block Party is the last story in the book. It is mainly a dream that Mattie has that connects all the women in Brewster Place together as one. The author uses her dream and the events that take place before and after the party to show how these women can be free from the struggle and strife they face in life. They can achieve this through desire, strength, determination, and the love for one another.