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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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    and they can even affect the way families live. “Everyday Use” is a short story that tells about a mother‚ her two daughters‚ and the differences in their values and how they live their lives. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” she uses characterization‚ imagery‚ and setting to clearly demonstrate the theme of her story. Throughout the story she continuously uses these literary elements to show her theme of contrasting ideas of heritage. With the use of characterization Walker gradually reveals the

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    In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker there two sisters named Maggie and Dee. They are described through their mother’s point of view throughout the begining. Although the two sisters grew up in the same household‚ the conflict of the story reveals that they end up having different point of views about their heritage. When Dee came home to visit her mom and sister‚ a conflict appears over two quilts that were passed down by Grandmother Dee. They have different personalities‚ appearance‚ experience‚ and

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    each person brings upon some changes. This is best described in Alice Walker’s short story‚ “Everyday Use”‚ where three characters‚ a mother and two daughters‚ are portrayed differently‚ each with its different qualities and philosophies on life that are often seen in generations. Heritage is an important part of a person’s life. It tells the person where it came from and helps the person reach its destiny‚ almost like a road map. In this story‚ Dee has trouble understanding

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    life‚ power and change differ considerably between worlds... worlds that supposed-intellectuals from the West would classify as "modern" and "backwards‚" respectively. When these two worlds collide‚ the differences--and the danger--rise significantly. This discrepancy between the old and the new is one of the principal themes of Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day. The interplay between George‚ Ophelia and Mama Day shows the discrepancies between a "modern" style of thinking and one born of spirituality and

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    Cal: Thirteen year old Cal is the main character in the suspense filled novel ‘Dark Woods’ by Steve Voake. Acting as the protagonist of the novel‚ Cal was found outside an abandon Pizza Hut store in a blue holdall with the zip three quarters done up. He was discovered by an old man who took him to the Camden Police Station. Ever since then he has been alternating between different foster families. Cal has many intriguing qualities that he displays throughout the novel: he is a very persistent person

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    thought has had its hand in molding us‚ shaping us.”-Orison Swett Marden. This quote gold evident to both Troy from Fences and Richard from “Shame”. Both characters had experiences at young ages that had crafted the type of people who they are today. While both of their events occurred around 1900’s and were both very tragic the two men became two very different types of people. Troy from Fences is very outspoken‚ opinionated‚ and proud. Troy’s characteristic as to being proud and accepting towards

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    The shattered “house” By: Ariella Barishansky It is clear from the text in Alice Walker’s “Everyday use” the Johnson house is a focal point of this short story. (subject) Why does the story focus at great length on their physical house and give lengthy descriptions about it. (question/problem) To answer this question‚ I think we should look at this specific passage’s descriptions of the house‚ understand the details on a deeper level and explain the details in correlation to Dee’s relationship

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    Sadia Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” talks about traditions‚ relationships and identity. In this piece by Alice Walker the three characters; Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Mama show us the struggles that African Americans during this time went through. Alice Walker’s modern classic "Everyday Use" tells the story of a mother and her two daughters’ conflicting ideas about their identities and ancestry. The mother‚ Mama narrates the story of when one of her daughter Dee‚ visits from college and clashes with the other

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    In the beginning of the work Mama Day by Gloria Naylor the reader is introduced to the three prefatory documents. The reader is completely unaware that the bill‚ a map of the island of Willow Springs and the family tree completely connect and contribute to the main theme and the entirety of the text in itself. It isn’t uncommon in novels for a map of the setting of the text to be present in the beginning of the work‚ it is generally present to allow the reader to visualize and understand the character’s

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