Everyday Use Group
In "Everyday Use," are Dee and Maggie victims or heroes?
Created by caseyburl on Jul 21, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group.
If you had to write an ending for "Everyday Use" what direction would you take? How would you end it?
Created by mlsalcido on Jun 1, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group.
- What suggests that Maggie is younger than Dee?
Created by aschmeckpeper on Feb 13, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. - Would you respond to the story in the same way if you knew it were written by a white woman? Or by a man?
Created by viola0212 on Nov 18, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group. 
In "Everyday Use," how much truth is there in Dee's accusation that her mother and sister don't understand their heritage?
Created by naomiwen on Nov 8, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group.
Which character did you side with in the conflict between Dee and Mama/Maggie?
Created by louey on Aug 27, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group.- Everyday Use--Flashback Sequence in "Everyday Use"
Created by crazzy4u on Jul 8, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group.
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This is a very interesting question. At first consideration, it might seem that both girls were...
Posted by mshurn on Jul 21, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group.- Dee then suggests to her boyfriend that they having been mislead and that they need to really...
Posted by mlsalcido on Jun 2, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. 
She then takes Dee home to meet her boyfriend who is similar to her guy, and Dee sees what a...
Posted by epollock on Jun 1, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group.- In reply to #2: I like it. That gives me some type of idea. Add another character to the...
Posted by mlsalcido on Jun 1, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. - What if Dee was to run into people in the city where she spends time with someone who is also...
Posted by epollock on Jun 1, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. - 1. What is the importance of names in the story? For example, what does “Wangero...
Posted by wade88 on Feb 25, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. - In reply to #1: Maggie does not argue with Dee or stand up for herself. She is very accustomed...
Posted by mshurn on Feb 17, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. 
Dee is described as being faster, more capable, more outspoken in the beginning of the...
Posted by amy-lepore on Feb 15, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group.- In reply to #1: My response would be the same. When I read this story, I respond to the...
Posted by mshurn on Feb 6, 2009 in the Everyday Use Group. 
If a man wrote this story exactly as it is written or a white woman wrote this story exactly the...
Posted by ladyvols1 on Nov 25, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group.- In reply to #2: well, my question is that what would you feel if the author is a white woman or a...
Posted by viola0212 on Nov 25, 2008 in the Everyday Use Group.
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