Everyday Use

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  In the short stories Everyday Use and Getting a Job, how are the two mother/daughter relationships similar? and how do they differ?

  Posted by laxa on Nov 18, 2008 at 03:22 PM

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  What is the distinction between Mama's use of the churn and Dee's purposed use of it in "Everyday Use"?

  Posted by uncfreak2007 on Nov 17, 2008 at 10:35 AM

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  In the short story, "Everyday Use," what does the narrator feel toward Dee?What seems to be Dee's present attitude toward her mother and sister?

  Posted by naomiwen on Nov 7, 2008 at 08:28 AM

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  In "Everyday Use," what does the paragraph where momma is speaking only about her house have to do with the theme?

  Posted by cole01 on Oct 30, 2008 at 11:29 AM

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  In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use", what are four ways in which Dee and Maggie are similar and/or different? How do these relate to the theme?

  Posted by cory63 on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:05 AM

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  As evidence of current social movements and as innovations that the mother responds to, what do the following have in common?Everyday Use 

  Posted by sfbaby93 on Oct 22, 2008 at 07:52 PM

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  In the story "Everyday Use", why does Dee decide to change her name?

  Posted by stevenemery on Oct 19, 2008 at 02:25 PM

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  What is the main idea of "Everyday Use," and what are some symbols that reflect that main idea?

  Posted by kgeorgopoulos14 on Oct 8, 2008 at 03:55 PM

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  In "Everday Use", Dee is referred to as the child who has "made it." Explain. 

  Posted by hmongboy on Oct 7, 2008 at 07:04 PM

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  What is the significance and meaning of the "Uhnnnh" sound that Maggie makes in "Everyday Use"?

  Posted by qwertyui on Oct 7, 2008 at 06:43 PM

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  What is the main symbol in "Everyday Use," by ALice Walker,and how does it enhance the theme of the story

  Posted by zaqasdfzaq on Oct 7, 2008 at 05:16 PM

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  How does Mama change at the story's climax, and what is the meaning of that change?

  Posted by annushka-1 on Oct 3, 2008 at 07:11 AM

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  What significance does Mama's memory of having been hooked in the side while milking a cow coincide with the climactic moment of the story?

  Posted by floweringmama on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM

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  How does the protagonist of the story change at the story's climax, and what is the meaning of that change?

  Posted by annushka-1 on Oct 1, 2008 at 10:02 PM

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  What is the historical background of "Everyday Use"?  Also, what similarities are there between Walker and her story?  

  Posted by meme86 on Aug 1, 2008 at 04:28 AM

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  Based on the narrator's descriptions and attitude, who or what is the intended audience in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker?

  Posted by lmah on Jul 31, 2008 at 06:06 PM

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  How old is Maggie in "Everyday Use"?

  Posted by hotty on Jul 29, 2008 at 03:14 PM

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  What is suggested by Dee’s kissing her mother on the forehead in "Everyday Use"?

  Posted by peluza74 on Jul 3, 2008 at 07:33 PM

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  How are Maggie and Dee alike in the story "Everyday Use"?

  Posted by nena25 on Jun 27, 2008 at 07:41 AM

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  How important is the setting of "Everyday Use" to the plot?

  Posted by confused89 on Jun 27, 2008 at 06:39 AM

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