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    To a certain extent‚ our different cultures informs the way we view others and the world. Most of us compared to the characters in the short story Everyday Use. All of our different cultures make us view things differently. In the short story‚ we see mom is one of the main characters‚ we also see she can be independent. She doesn’t need a man because she does everything by herself. But‚ she can be unfair with her daughters without her notice she is making a huge damage to them. She was so focus

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    southern short stories in particular exemplify how disloyal some people can be in today’s society: Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Flannery O’connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Both stories feature strong‚ female characters that are unfaithful to either her family or her heritage. Both women let down their family/ancestors by failing to devote herself to them. In “Everyday Use‚” Alice Walker depicts the protagonist‚ Dee as a selfish‚ African girl who turned her back on her family and

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    short story‚ “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker portrays the relationship between a family and their issues concerning their heritage and values that are different to them. Clearly‚ the author Alice Walker incorporates her personal experiences into her writings. In the short story‚ the family lived a poor lifestyle and had to adapt to what they had. According to one source‚ “The Walkers lived in poverty‚ and as a young girl” (Cummings 1). Along with her lifestyle‚ Walker is able to include real details

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    The characteristics of culture In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker the contrasting of the characters views and opinions‚ illustrates the importance of understanding your present life compared to your families heritage. Using careful descriptions and attitudes Walker shows the different sides of culture and heritage when she tells the story through the words of the mother (the narrator) in the story. Dee (the oldest daughter) in the story takes pictures of everything in and around her

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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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    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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    Paper on "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker Cross Cultural Literature 4/14/08 The book "Approaching Literature in the 21st Century" by Peter Shackel and Jack Ridl is filled with various themes involving parents and their children. There are three specific stories that focus on mothers and daughters that I will use for this paper. The stories are Daughter of Invention by Julia Alvarez‚ Everyday Use by Alice Walker and Two Kinds by Amy Tan. These stories are similar in many ways in general‚ like

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    In Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker tells a story of a mother’s conflicted relationship with her two daughters. On its surface‚ "Everyday Use tells how a mother gradually rejects the superficial values of her older‚ successful daughter in favor the practical values of her younger‚ less fortunate daughter. On of deeper level‚ Alice Walker is exploring the concept of heritage as it applies to African-America Everyday Use is set in the late 60s or early ’70s. This was time when African-Americans a were struggling

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    not take place in normal reality and in fact in “Wonderland” although Alice never does find out the true name of the world she dreamt of. The word “Wonderland” only appears until the last two pages of the novel when Alice’s sister reflects on Alice’s dream. 2. What are the conflicts in Alice in Wonderland? What types of conflict (physical‚ moral‚ intellectual‚ or emotional)? The most prominent intellectual conflict in Alice in Wonderland is her ability to make sense of the nonsensical world she

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    Families experience difficult times and loving moments. For example‚ when their conversation they have challenging moments but in the end they’re just doing it to protect you and do whats best for you. In Alice Walkers “ Everyday Use” the family faces several conflicts within each other. This story focuses on lack of communication and relationships. Their issues aren’t rare because my family has a set of their own to. The family of “ Everyday Use” and my family have a lot of similarities and differences

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