Jackie Dyer September 29‚2006 ENG115S Elizabeth Holt Mama and Dee The underlying difference between Mama and Dee (Wangero) in Alice Walker ’s story of "Everyday Use" brings about the major conflict over heritage. Mama and Dee have many differences which enables them to agree on certain circumstances. The main differences between Mama and Dee are their appearances‚ attitudes toward each other and things around them‚ amount of education‚ and of course‚ their idea of what heritage really is. Alice
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Maggie and Dee. Mama‚ the narrator of the story‚ and Maggie‚ the youngest daughter‚ appreciates heritage as part of themselves and where they originated from. Dee‚ the oldest daughter‚ discarded her heritage from the start and never reformed a connection with it. It is ironic that two sisters from the same family are total opposites. Mama describes herself as "a large‚ big-boned woman with rough‚ man-working hands." Similarly‚ Maggie is not a pretty girl. The last house they lived
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The Characterization of Dee in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” The process of characterization is that which every author uses to make‚ build‚ or create a character. In most cases this process is carried out in three ways: 1) the author has the character say things that tell us what kind of person he or she is‚ 2) the author has the character do things that reveal what sort of person we are reading about‚ and 3) the author also often has other people reveal things about the character. In Alice Walker’s
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Use”‚ the story is based on background information about Dee and Maggie’s life that’s being told by their mother. Dee and Maggie have chosen to live their lives in a different way. As a result‚ Dee and Maggie brought a different view of the meaning of heritage through their personalities‚ life decisions‚ and relationships with other family members. Maggie is the younger sister of Dee who her mother gave her ancestors quits to. Dee is the older sister that feels Maggie doesn’t deserve the
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3. Who is the mother proud of? Who does the mother prefer? How is this suggested? At the beginning of the story‚ Dee is definitely the one Mama is proud of‚ although it is not very clear who she prefers. There are subtle hints of it though: she subconsciously pairs herself with Maggie because it is this daughter that has been with her and in her life for the longest. Although Dee is successful and confident‚ Mama gives readers the impression that she is homely and simple‚ who enjoys an uncomplicated
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story‚ it is evident that Mama’s feelings towards Dee are unlike that of most parents waiting for their child to visit home. “Everyday Use” begins with Maggie‚ and Mama‚ the narrator anticipating her eldest daughters arrival. As opposed to leaving the house and yard “as is”‚ Mama and Maggie made the yard “so clean and wavy” (Walker 69) the previous day in preparation for the beloved Dee. Consequently‚ this odd preparation causes the reader to believe Dee is treated as a guest in her own house. Preparing
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1. The MOTHER The story "Everyday Use" provides many details about both Dee and Maggie. They are as different as they can be. Dee is the engaging and adventurous one‚ with tendencies to take up causes and enthusiasms‚ while Maggie is the shy‚ bashful‚ retiring homebody. Of the two‚ Dee is attractive and proud of herself‚ whereas Maggie is homely and scarred from burns‚ and is therefore withdrawn. Dee is self-centered and self-absorbed‚ not at all realizing that Maggie‚ too‚ has feelings and also
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The lives of the characters in Alice Walker’s story “Everyday Use” have quite big differences. The three main characters are “Mama‚” Maggie‚ and Dee. The events that occurred in each other’s lives developed growing up in a unique setting. Mama never made it out of the second grade so therefore she was less educated. Dee made it to college and was always smarter than Mama and Maggie. Maggie was always self-conscious growing up because of the scars and burns she received from the fire. Mama was not
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example that heritage in both knowledge and form passes from one generation to another through a learning and experience connection. However‚ by a broken connection‚ Dee‚ the older daughter‚ represents a misconception of heritage as material. During Dee’s visit to Mama and Maggie‚ the contrast of the characters becomes a conflict because Dee misplaces the significance of heritage in her desire for racial heritage. Mama and Maggie symbolize the connection between generations and the heritage that
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