Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a short story that describes a mother and her two daughters that have different personalities. Mrs. Johnson’s daughters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ grew up in the same house around the same time but have experienced different lives. Throughout the story‚ the mother depicts the different personalities and physical features of her two daughters. The traits that each daughter possess are displayed when Dee returns home for a visit. Mrs. Johnson’s older daughter‚ Dee‚ is a self-centered
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- VC (3727.68) CM 26272.32 - FC (27239.00) Profit ($966.68) With Maggie: FC = $34‚739 VC = 10.56 per unit ≤ 294 rooms 40.31 per unit > 295 rooms (Maggie is paid 35% of revenue over $25‚000 25000/85 = 294 rooms) Break – even – 85x + (85*294) = (10.56*294) + (40.31x) + 34739 44.69x = 12853.64 x = 288 + 294 x = 582 1. Before Maggie began working for Phil and Carol‚ breakeven for the Snow Geese Inn was 366 rooms. During
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household by marking her claim on the family’s precious heirlooms‚ Mama and Maggie‚ Dee’s sister‚ realize that Dee lacks the sense of appreciation of what their family has created. The main objects that Dee has her eyes on are the two quilts‚ handmade by the girls’ grandmother. Dee wants to take them back with her to her home to put on display‚ but Maggie wants to keep the quilts to actually use and appreciate them. Maggie was always the quieter of the sisters‚ but even more so when the fire that
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1. Who is the protagonist? Explain your choice. As before‚ you should judge this based on several factors: Which character do we spend the most time with? Which character is telling the story (probably it is her story‚ then)? Which character changes‚ if one does? Which character are we left to focus on at the end of the story? When the same character is the answer to most or all of the above questions‚ that character is probably the protagonist. 2. Unlike "Cathedral‚" this story has an antagonist
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Your name Course and section number Date Paper draft (for example‚ Paper #1 Draft A or In-class Essay #2) On subsequent pages‚ in the upper right corner write: The paper ’s title Your name Page number Character analysis of the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker 1) Pay attention to the character’s ethics. Does the character make just or unjust choices? Consider Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
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Maggie is on vacation in Blue Springs‚ Nebraska for exactly 7 days to visit her Aunt. It’s the 3rd day of her being gone and Alex is dying. She’s not dying physically‚ no. But the fear and pain inside her heart is bursting through her skin as it’s radiating through her veins. When Maggie calls and asks her about her days‚ she lies. She tells her that she’s okay. She tells her everything is great. She doesn’t tell her that she’s dying. The truth is‚ she hasn’t been home in 3 days. The truth is
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African American Family that have 3 family members; Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Momma Johnson. Dee is a girl that tents to hide her notionally with her educational and high class. Maggie is humble girl that has burn scares of the fire her and Momma went thought. She is afraid to go out in life cause she is not pretty enough like the rest. Momma Johnson is a
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imagery‚ and irony to piece together a wonderful story which many people have come to love. Walker uses characterization throughout the entire story to define the characters and show their relationships with the others. The main characters of Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Mama are all round characters. This simply means that they have been given many characteristics and the reader knows much about them. Dee is an educated black girl who has gone off to college and been educated far more than her mother or sister
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In the story “Everyday Use‚” author Alice Walker tells a story about the relationship an individual chooses to have with their culture through characters Mama‚ Dee‚ and Maggie. The story starts off with Mama and her youngest daughter Maggie waiting for Dee‚ her older daughter to visit from college. When Dee arrives‚ she shows up with new attire‚ a new name‚ and a man named Asalamalakim‚ also known as Hakim-a-barber. Quilting is used in the story as a symbol. For centuries‚ women have been associated
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Pride After a summer full of early morning workouts and endless hours in a stuffy gym‚ the week of tryouts was finally here. As I shuffled into the gym early Monday morning‚ I had no idea what I was getting into. Little did I know that this would be a week of high school volleyball tryouts that included: conditioning‚ drills‚ and scrimmages. By the time Friday rolled around‚ I was physically and emotionally drained. Surrounded by older‚ more experienced players‚ I was sure that this was the beginning
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