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It can be argued that Dee (Wangero) reacts to the objects and foods in her mother's house with seeming wonder and admiration. On the surface, Dee's bubbly demeanor is infectious; she is extravagant...
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"Everyday Use" takes place in the yard and house of the Johnson family in rural Georgia in the early 1970s. The location is established in the exposition (paragraph 1): I will wait for her in the...
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Maggie has a real smile at the end of this story because Mama has finally told Dee, Maggie's sister, no. Dee has come from out of town, sweeps into Mama and Maggie's house, demanding items that...
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Maggie and Dee hold very different attitudes toward "heritage" in the story "Everyday Use." For Dee, heritage is something to put on display, to show others who she is and to celebrate where she...
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Personification is attributing qualities of a human being to something that is not human. In this story, personification is very closely tied to the basic theme of the story which is the contrast...
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In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use,” the character of Mama narrates the story in first person. One of Mama’s dreams is that she would be on a television show some day with her daughter Dee. On the...
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To approach this writing assignment from the symbolism angle, there are several symbols from which to choose. The quilts that have been made by Grandma Dee, Big Dee, and Dee's mother are probably...
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I can’t complete this assignment for you, but I can certainly help you analyze the story to find the answers that you need. For Mama and Maggie, the idea of home involves their family home. It is a...
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The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is told in first person by a poor African American woman who has two daughters. The younger one, Maggie, lives with her. Maggie is simple-minded, shy,...
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This passage contributes to our understanding of Maggie because it shows that she is a person who knows—and who cares to know and remember—her family's personal history. Her sister, Dee, does not...
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Alice Walker’s story presents different approaches to objects and cultural heritage among members of the same family from a rural Southern town. Mama, the mother of two young women, primarily...
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Summary Mama and Maggie are awaiting the return of Dee—Mama’s second daughter and Maggie’s sister. Dee prompts feelings of both awe and fear in Maggie and apprehension in Mama. Maggie,...
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To be able to properly answer this question, it is important to consider the perspective from which the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is written. The story is told in first person by...
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In "Everyday Use," Maggie is content at the end of the short story after she is given the old family quilts by her mother, who has given them to Maggie rather than to Maggie's sister, Dee. Maggie...
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In Alice Walker's, "Everyday Use," you could apply the intellectual to Dee and her boyfriend and experience to the mother/narrator and Maggie. This is not to say that Dee is an intellectual,...
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The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is narrated by an African American woman known as Mama. She has two daughters, Dee and Maggie. Dee, an intelligent and attractive young woman, has...
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Mama is a dynamic character, and because of the change in her, Maggie undergoes a significant change, as well. At the end of the story, Mama sees and understands both of her daughters clearly. She...
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In Alice Walker's celebrated short story "Everyday Use," Mrs. Johnson narrates the story of her daughter's return and elaborates on the details of her visit as Dee gets upset when Mrs. Johnson...
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Dee Johnson superficially searches for her African heritage. In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the author suggests Dee’s search for her heritage is artificial. Despite her education, Dee has no...
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Names are important. For example, most people choose their children's names very carefully, seeking names that perpetuate a legacy and/or fit the child's personality. Children often grow up to...
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Mama Johnson is the protagonist in Alice Walker's short story, "Everyday Use." We can identify her as the main character because the story is told from her point of view, it follows her actions...
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Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" examines a changing time in African-American history. Set in the 1960s, the story contrasts rural, tradition-based African-American heritage with the...
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In my view, the only thing that Dee and Maggie, two characters in Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use," have in common is their parentage. Both are children of the mother-narrator. The...
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To write a thesis for the story "Everday Use," you want to think about the main ideas and concepts explored in the story. So let's discuss some of the themes and concepts that the story reveals. In...
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The main concern of Walker's "Everyday Use" is the understanding that the three women of the family have about their traditions and culture. For the narrator this understanding involves matriarchal...
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In "Everyday Use," Maggie becomes more confident after her sister Dee comes to visit because her mother stands up for Maggie's best interests. In the story, Maggie is characterized as a timid girl...
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The significance of the title Everyday Use is that things that are treasured and passed down form generation to generation are meant for Everyday Use and not to be displayed as a trophy. Using...
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In Alice Walker's celebrated short story "Everyday Use," Mrs. Johnson narrates the story of her daughter's return and expresses her feelings regarding Dee's unique way of life and personal views...
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The quilts are one example of symbolism in "Everyday Use." Dee sees the quilts as art and intends to display them as such. However, in Mama's opinion, the importance of the quilts lies in their...
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Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" features a character named Dee who prefers to be referred to as Wangero when she comes to visit her mother after a long absence from home. Dee has become...
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Before Dee left home, she did not relate to her family well at all. The fact that her mother dreams of a television-style reunion with Dee where the daughter might lean in "to tell how she would...
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Literary elements are a category of literary devices (one of two categories) that are not optional. This means that literary elements appear in all literary narratives, whether novels or short...
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Really, apart from the fact that they are sisters, the text establishes little similarity between Maggie and Dee. Consider how Maggie is introduced in the first paragraph: Maggie will be nervous...
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This depends a lot on what you feel you want to say about the story -- what about it touched you most or made you most interested. To me, the most interesting thing (since I'm a history teacher) is...
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The post contains multiple questions. In accordance with eNotes Homework Help policy, each post should have just one question. This answer primarily addresses the first question, with additional...
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This story is told by Mama Johnson in a first-person objective point of view: this means that she is a participant in the story's events and that she is narrating them, for the most part, after...
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According to Mama, Dee was almost joyful when their first house burned to the ground. She describes having seen Maggie looking terrified as the tragedy came upon the family, with her dress falling...
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Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" is about a rural African American family involved in a struggle over interpersonal roles. The narrator is the mother of the family. The two daughters are...
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The story Everyday Use shows some aspects of Alice Walker’s real life. Traits of the characters and their upbringing can be seen in her own personality. Alice Walker was able to develop the plot of...
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The way the narrator describes their yard in this story is significant not only in her description of the physical place, but also in the way the narrator describes and relates to the house that...
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The primary theme explored throughout Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" concerns the different ways in which individuals choose to value their heritage and traditional culture. In the...
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My own interpretation of the story is that Walker disapproves of making icons of the everyday objects that are our heritage. She approves of using everyday objects for the use for which they are...
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In the short story "EVeryday Use," the quilts symbolize Mama's heritage. The quilts have been passed down from generation to generation. The quilts have been sewn by loving hands of Mama's...
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At this point in the story, the narrator, Mama, is speaking about her interactions with white men. As an African American woman raised during times of racial turmoil and violence, Mama would...
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In "Everyday Use," Maggie has two conflicts: one external and the other internal. Maggie's external conflict revolves around her sister Dee getting everything that she wants while Maggie remains...
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The text does not actually tell us who caused the fire. We cannot conclude that Dee was the one responsible for the fire. However, the text does tell us that Dee watched the house burn from afar....
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In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," the family dynamic is tense between Dee and the rest of the family, Mama and Maggie. Dee has gone away to college and has also gotten in touch with her African...
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Verbal irony occurs when a character says one thing but means another. Dramatic irony occurs when the reader knows something that a character doesn't know. Irony of circumstance, or situational...
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When Dee arrives at her mother's humble country home with her boyfriend, Hakim-a-barber, Mrs. Johnson addresses her daughter by her name. Dee responds by correcting her mother and saying that she...
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Maggie and her mother use family heirlooms for their practical purposes as well as the for the connection they feel to their ancestors. Dee (Wangero), on the other hand, wants some of these items...
