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    Ever felt uncomfortable being in a burnt body? Everyday use by Alice Walker is a short story about a mother “mama” and her daughter Maggie who was waiting for her other daughter named Dee to return home. Maggie is a character that stood out because she was someone who battled being burned in a house fire as a child. This character can be described as ashamed‚ dutiful‚ and good-hearted. Maggie can be described as ashamed for many reasons. For example‚ she was caught in a house fire as a child

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    Throughout her multitude of works‚ author Flannery O’Connor employs the primary use a descriptive style of writing‚ with her works illustrating religion. Religion makes an appearance throughout her works‚ but for all the wrong reasons. Without context‚ religion is often seen as a positive‚ but under the hands of O’Connor‚ religion is depicted as being manipulated and used for crime. This can be visualized within her three works‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” and

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    Rooted in the American South‚ the genre of Southern Gothic emphasizes on grotesque aspects of life. Flannery O’Connor helped define this genre‚ finding ways to engrave horrors and fears into her readers’ minds. The short stories‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” “Everything That Rises Must Converge‚” and “Enoch and the Gorilla‚” identify as Southern Gothic because of their symbolism‚ setting‚ and character. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” O’Connor utilized symbolism throughout the family’s trip to

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    in common‚ Mama‚ Dee‚ and Maggie each have a very different life story‚ perspective on life‚ and concept of history. Walker informs mothers and daughters that bonding between family members is important by her endearing tone‚ the symbol of the quilt and the relationship between mothers and daughters. Walker conveys emotion with the narrator’s relationship to her daughters. Walker uses the contrasting daughter’s attitude and feelings; to express this‚ like how Maggie makes her feel. “When I looked at

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    How Alice Walker Explores the Meaning of Heritage in “Everyday Use” In “Everyday UseAlice Walker takes a deeper look at the concept of heritage through the conflicted relationship of Mamma and her two daughters. Heritage by dictionary definition is property that descends to an heir; legacy; birthright. The conflict in “Everyday Use” climaxes when Mamma must decide which daughter will receive the quilts. It is through the characters Mamma‚ Dee (Wangero)‚ and Maggie that the meaning of heritage

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    When two daughters are raised alike yet live differently‚ there is a fine line of distinction between the traits and aspirations of the two‚ as Alice Walker drew portraits of three women in a family in "Everyday Use". Maggie Johnson was the youngest of the two daughters‚ and her older sister Dee had gone to college and hadn ’t been home in over a decade. Maggie stayed at her mother ’s side‚ to make a life for herself that seemed suitable for her. In this story‚ Maggie is a fragile young woman‚ however

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    to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ talked about a tragedy that happened because of the conflict between two different social values. This historical fiction story became more inter-esting than others because the whole story is full of ironic. The story started by different opinions about where to have a vacation‚ and because of the choice they made and the Grandma’s dissat-isfaction‚ lead to the adversity of the whole family. Nevertheless‚ a story named “Everything that Rises Must Converge” wrote by Flannery

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    Understanding Your Own Heritage In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ Dee‚ Mama’s oldest daughter who later renames herself as Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo‚ returns back home with her boyfriend Hakim-a-barber to hopefully inherit items that she feels to be important to her heritage. Dee becomes frustrated when Mama refuses to let her inherit the butter churn‚ the dasher‚ and the two quilts. The most important line in “Everyday Use” is when Dee becomes furious and tells Mama that she does not understand

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    typical American family in which the main characters are the “grandmother” and the “misfit”. The story by Flannery o Connor portrays a glimpse of what’s man reality is. The fiction reveals the usage of religion and beliefs for humans own satisfaction and how “good” differ from the “bad” which are both paradoxical opposites of each other. The writer used a title which seems very ironic and an extensive use of symbolism can be observed in the story. The story opens when a family sets out for a vacation and

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    Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a short story about the connection between one’s soul and life. The story centers around Hulga (Joy) Hopewell and the life-changing experience she has with a traveling Bible salesman (Meyer 265). As a whole‚ “Good Country People” shows how a person’s point of view can affect the experiences they have. At the beginning of the story‚ Mrs. Hopewell (Hulga’s mother) has a positive experience with the Bible salesman. As a southern woman who believes in “Chrustian

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