Everyday Use Group at eNotes

Everyday Use Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Everyday Use Group at eNotes. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:16:42 en-us <![CDATA[everyday use refers to the quilt. she doesn't want to give it to wangero...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:16:42 PST <![CDATA["Everyday" is an adverb that tells when. "Use" is a verb (with object)...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:28 PST <![CDATA[What is the importance of the phrase "Everyday Use" in Alice Walker's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-importance-phrase-everyday-use-alice-walkers-118769 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:26:59 PST <![CDATA[Mrs. Johnson wants Dee to be the next matriarch in the family. She...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-prompted-mamas-decision-give-117407 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-prompted-mamas-decision-give-117407 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:17:00 PST <![CDATA[What do you think prompted Mama's decision to give the quilts to Maggie...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-prompted-mamas-decision-give-117407 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-prompted-mamas-decision-give-117407 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:04:50 PST <![CDATA[The mention of Johnny Carson on late-night TV places the story...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-historical-references-used-everyday-use-117391 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-historical-references-used-everyday-use-117391 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:06:48 PST <![CDATA[What historical references are used in Everyday Use?]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-historical-references-used-everyday-use-117391 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-historical-references-used-everyday-use-117391 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:28 PST <![CDATA[Your secondary question concerning the reticence of the narrator raises...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-characterize-speaker-where-does-she-97849 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-characterize-speaker-where-does-she-97849 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:00 PST <![CDATA[Dee has found her own identity as an African-American since she left...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-what-had-changed-about-dee-since-111469 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-what-had-changed-about-dee-since-111469 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:58:23 PST <![CDATA[In "Everyday Use," what has happened to Dee since she left home?]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-what-had-changed-about-dee-since-111469 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/everyday-use-what-had-changed-about-dee-since-111469 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:20:31 PST <![CDATA[I love teaching this story, even though I'm continually frustrated that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:23 PST <![CDATA[If you are concluding an essay on Walker's theme of ancestral heritage...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:44 PST <![CDATA[What would be a good conclusion for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker when...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/what-would-good-conclusion-everyday-use-by-alice-110721 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:25:33 PST <![CDATA[First the name of the Author, then the year by example. DiYanni...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:54:04 PST <![CDATA[Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed....]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:02:53 PST <![CDATA[How do I write a literature textbook citation?]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/how-do-write-literature-textbook-citation-108345 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:02:45 PST <![CDATA[This is purely subjective, but I believe that Alice Walker chooses Mrs....]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/why-was-everyday-use-not-written-from-dees-point-107193 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/why-was-everyday-use-not-written-from-dees-point-107193 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:33:02 PST <![CDATA[Why was "Everyday Use" not written from Dee's point of view?]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/why-was-everyday-use-not-written-from-dees-point-107193 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/why-was-everyday-use-not-written-from-dees-point-107193 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:05:23 PST <![CDATA[Walker's tone varies slightly in the story. Overall, the story...]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/im-writing-an-essay-everyday-use-by-alice-walker-106951 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/im-writing-an-essay-everyday-use-by-alice-walker-106951 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:34:46 PST <![CDATA[How does Walker's "Everyday Use" use setting to enhance its tone and mood?]]> http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/im-writing-an-essay-everyday-use-by-alice-walker-106951 http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/q-and-a/im-writing-an-essay-everyday-use-by-alice-walker-106951 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:12:25 PST