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    story written by Alice Walker. Walker tells us about her experiences and knowledge with cigarettes‚ the effects it had on her father‚ sister and self‚ and relating them to her daughter’s problem with smoking. Furthermore Walker touches on history‚ describing her father’s terrible death due to cigarettes and also a brief description of the history of tobacco. In reference to her past experience with smoking and in an attempt to prevent a reoccurrence of these bygone events‚ Walker strives to convince

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    In Alice Walker’s essay‚ transitions are necessary for guiding the reader through her argument. They connect ideas‚ establish coherence and development‚ suggest reflection‚ and build contrast. By consistently using these methods‚ Walker challenges readers to reframe their understanding of beauty and choose internal qualities over outward appearances. Walker’s distinction demonstrates the dissimilarities between superficial changes and actual self-acceptance‚ recognizing the purpose of loving oneself

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    Everyday Use Questions Question A: I can infer that Maggie has been the child that has always taken the guilt for everything and has never really been rewarded because Dee has always been the rewarded child. I think that Maggie is treated and thought of this way because of of how the book states that Maggie is always ashamed and stands helplessly in corners of their home. I also conclude this statement because of the point of fact that the book says that Maggie envies and is in awe when she looks

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    Kristin Coleman Comp II Dr. Davis Literary Analysis Characterization refers to the various literary means by which characters are presented. In Alice Walker’s Everyday Use‚ Maggie is directly presented to the reader by the narrator‚ Mama. The author describes poor Maggie as a meek‚ scarred‚ less intelligent version of the sister (Dee) who comes to claim the quilts Mama has already promised her. Initially‚ Maggie perhaps comes across as a flat character who thinks that the world has always catered

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    What decision does an author make before deciding which point of view to tell their story? Does it really matter? Can the point of view of a story can shape the reader entire experience? There are three different point of views‚ fist‚ second‚ and third. First person is told from one characters point of view‚ which limits the facts and gives the reader just the one character opinion of the story. Second person treats the reader as the main character in a story. Third person is all knowing‚ it can

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    Everyday Use – by Alice Walker Everyday Use brought the readers an insightful dimension in seeing African’s art - quilt. As Quilts are expensive handmade artwork‚ the public normally neglects the meanings they carry and sees them as something “beautifully crafted” and “classy”. Sadly‚ in Everyday UseWalker hinted that some Africans were also ignorant about the significances of quilts. Walker’s ideas were depicted through Dee’s behaviours and the subtle use of dialogues. For instance‚ Dee

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    rooted in their everyday life that they don’t even recognize them as such. Why do you cook rice a certain way? Well‚ that’s the way Grandma always did it. Others hold tradition above anything else. They feel that it is very important to follow these established customs and cannot even imagine rebelling against them although they may be hurtful in some ways. They may not even remember the reason for these customs in the first place. In the short stories "Everyday Use‚" by Alice Walker‚ and "The Lottery

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    story‚ “Everyday Use” you will notice the use of fire throughout the story. In this story the older sister‚ who is educated and intelligent‚ comes to visit her mother and younger sister. The short story expresses lots of imagery of a fire throughout the story. A younger child might think a fire is scary; however‚ a prescribed fire is a good thing. Prescribed burning is a controlled fire that helps the ecosystem by improving habitats for animals and reducing the chances for wild fire. The first use of

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    The short story Everyday Use by Alice Walker differentiates between a fake and a real heritage. To illustrate her point she uses one family consisting of a mother and her two daughters and the way each of them views their ancestry and heritage. Through the behavior of these three people Walker is able to clearly show the little things that separate a real heritage from the assumed fake mask. During the time of many positive changes to the lives of black people across the America‚ the author illustrates

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    A Literary Analysis of Everyday Use Alice Walker ’s short story‚ "Everyday Use‚" shows the significance of genuinely understanding our own family traditions and culture through our present lives. The story presents two sides in conflict through the characters of 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

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