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    For the response essay‚ I have chosen “Everyday Use” story which is written by Alice Walker. The story is about a mother and her two daughters. The mother is referred in the story as Mama and her two daughters are Dee and Maggie. Mama and Maggie live together in a traditional way while Dee has moved out and has become modernized. The story represents conflict between the characters which has rooted from their different characteristics and views regarding traditional and modern way of life. The two

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    scheduled to be unwound. Their stories are separate until they meet each other. Connor is the main protagonist who is sent to be unwound by his parents for his violent

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    interest: materially and home valued. Cultural heritage is the customs of living which is passed from generations to generations. Mahatma Ghandi once said that‚ “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ cultural understanding is difficult for most people in today’s society to fully understand. Her characters‚ Dee‚ the Mother‚ and Maggie portray to show how one family member can think they know it all and understand their heritage but

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    In the short story‚ "Everyday Use‚" by Alice Walker teaches lessons on true inheritance; what it is and who can receive it. Two hand stitched quilts become the center of conflict in the story. They are also used to symbolize the true inheritance. Like a quilt‚ a person ’s world view is made up of events‚ circumstances and influences that shape how they see and respond to the world. "Everyday Use" is a story of two worlds in conflict. Mama‚ acting as the narrator‚ guides us through the interaction

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    The story Everyday Use written by Alice Walker led me to feel disappointed to see that people cannot embrace their heritage and ancestors. The message of the story is to show that one’s heritage helps to define who you are as a person and most importantly‚ one should not be ashamed of their origin. The protagonist of the story Dee was a very selfish girl who did not care for her family and their situation. Her family does not live in the best lifestyle‚ but they manage with the few things they do

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    In “Everyday Use”‚ Alice Walker’s intention of the story is to show the social conflict between Dee‚ a representation of capitalism‚ and Mama and Maggie‚ representing traditional values. The story is narrated through Mama‚ whom best represents the importance of preserving heritage. Mama is uneducated due to the school closing down in 1927; supposedly‚ the African-Americans were getting too smart to continually be oppressed by the whites. Maggie‚ the youngest child of Mama‚ is an extreme introvert

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    The American wrote it in 1835. Long before the rise of postmodernism‚ Reed did not use the art of short story or fiction to show her displeasure in the church like Flannery O’Connor and Shirley Jackson but instead recounted her six months that she spent in a convent. Her experience was anything but enjoyable as she describes‚ “To return to our walk in the garden;

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    The basic conflict of “Everyday Use” was that Dee has a secret competition going on in her mind. Portraying that she is better than her family based on appearance and being smarter as far as expressing herself better than her sister‚ not realizing that family/sisters don’t compete or look down on one another no matter the circumstances. Walker’s tone in the story sounds as the tone of someone trying to speak for Maggie. Walker knew exactly what both her daughters felt and what they were thinking

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    family is perfect we argue‚ we fight‚ we even stop talking to each other at times‚ but in the end family is family the love will always be there” (unknown). The story written by alice walkerEveryday Use” is about a family that is quite similar to my family including Mama‚ Sibling‚ and heritage. In the story “Everyday Use” Mama was a strong willed person‚ she worked hard for what they had. When mama kills the cow to feed her kids it really put me in the mind of my mother because she would go hungry

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    The everyday use by Alice Walker was a good story. I thought that the characters were well described. The mother trying to make honest work. Almost belittling herself on what she can do because of other people don’t do it themselves. Almost modest at some points. The daughter Maggie being shy but did what her mother told her to do. I liked the mother. The other sister Dee very selfish. Kind of thought her as not liking what her mother did for a living‚ didn’t care about the heritage. But made

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