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eserika
eserika
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High School - 9th Grade

Why did Dee leave home in "Everyday Use"?

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Posted by eserika on Tuesday May 5, 2009 at 5:04 PM and tagged with characters, dee, everyday use, home.

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  1. troutmiller Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    Dee left home so that she could venture out and find her true "identity."  She felt so helpless growing up in such an impoverished home.  She was popular, outgoing and also pushy.  She disliked her home and was ashamed of her family.  She was hoping that going off to college that she could assume a new identity.  She does this by changing her name and meeting other friends--such as her boyfriend, Hakim-a-barber.  They come back to her mother and sister's house to obtain some of the cultural items around the house to "show off her heritage" at school.

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    http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/everyday-use/themes

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    Posted by troutmiller on Wednesday May 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM