Lina 郭丽娜 1106 20110236 The story-- “Everyday Use (For Your Grandmama)” mainly talks about an Africa-American family’s daily life and the relationship among three main characters: the mother and her two daughters—Dee and Maggie. The author looks like to focus on the scramble for the two quilts between two daughters‚ but in the deep meaning of the story we can see the sisters’ attitudes on two quilts indicate the culture conflicts between the traditional African-American culture and the modern
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one use or something one possess. To understand heritage‚ one must have a personal connection of that history‚ in “Everyday Use” Dee do not really have a connection to her heritage so blind by anger of what she does not understand she view her heritage in history as an oppression. In the process she constructed a heritage for herself and reject her real heritage‚ Dee change her
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reoccurring drama over the different perspectives of heritage ends this with an unsettling ending. Dee has not seen her family since her departure for an education. Her awaited visit sprung differences between the family since she wanted the carved dasher and family quilts to display them in her apartment while these heirlooms meant much more to Momma and Maggie. Walker utilizes the direct characterization for Dee and Maggie and
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about the contrary among Mama and Maggie with Dee. And the second is race issues which contain in some parts of this story. The characters of Mama and Maggie in this story described is not get a good education facilities because of some unexperctable problem: “I never had an education myself. After second grade the school was closed down” (page 3). Although she and her youngest sister just couldn’t reach the proper education‚ her oldest sister‚ Dee could enjoy school until college now and she even
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way Maggie’s sister‚ Dee‚ presents herself has a bad effect on Maggie’s confidence. When Dee asked Mama if she can have some special quilts and Mama says no because she was going to give them to Maggie‚ Dee says‚ “Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts! She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.” Dee is making Maggie look very unappreciative of the quilts even though she wanted them for a deeper meaning: to remember her grandma. Maggie was so afraid of how Dee would react that she
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Simplicity‚ symbolism‚ family values are some of the themes that also reflect different perspectives on life. In “Everyday Use”‚ Alice Walker presents the character of Dee as arrogant and selfish; however‚ closer examination shows that Dee is not expressive towards her family and is rather smart and straightforward to go with the flow of life.
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understanding of heritage. One of the sisters‚ Dee‚ is described as a very selfish and materialistic woman who allows other people’s opinions and her “understanding” affect her views on heritage. On the contrary‚ Maggie is a traditional woman who has a robust understanding of what heritage really is. Though these characters were born and raised the same‚ there is a disparity between their views on whether or not material items are a necessity to recollect
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of “ Everyday Use” and my family have a lot of similarities and differences regarding personally‚ parenting‚ and heritage. Personality is a huge part part of live‚ thats how people connect and describe you. In “Everyday Use” Dee seems very stuck up in the short story. Dee thinks she’s better than the rest because momma
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homely and not all that bright‚ but the other has all that the world would admire. Dee‚ she is a bit harder to get along with. I know that I am not all that she would desire me to be. Sometimes‚ I wish we were like those families that I see on the television set. Unfortunately‚ one day I’ll be all alone when my daughters are gone. They are both growing up and becoming their own. Maggie will be with her husband and Dee she will be transformed by some educated world that is unknown to me. I don’t understand
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Both characters within the two stories exhibit different characters that overall lead them back to the same theme. Sammies exhibits normal characteristic of teens during the early 60’s. With social division among the working‚ and upper class many teens within the work class found themselves dreaming of other alternatives. Sammie is given the chance to decide between continuing his work at A&P‚ or possibly receiving attention from Queenie and her friends. Reacting to the girls Sammie states‚ “but
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