"Everyday use" - by Alice Walker Identity is something that concerns everyone of us whether we like it or not. ... Her short story "Everyday use", written in 1973 draws on her own background, but also has a lot to say about the black female identity. ... Maggie is the one who knows how to quilt, she uses her heritage, while Dee is just trendy. ... "She"d probably be backwards enough to put them to everyday use." ... Dee, though. ...

• Word Count: 1135
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In "Everyday Use", the narrator shows how important culture and heritage is.  ... Everyday Use saw of the three characters with Mama and Maggie sharing same ideas and Dee having different values and perception on live. ... "Everyday Use" was published in the Sixties, an era when Afro-Americans were trying to relate to their roots and heritage. ... Mama wanted for Maggie to have the quilt and use in for everyday use. "Everyday Use", has an irony with Dee admitting she did not know her history. ...

• Word Count: 648
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use Everyday Use is a story about a poor African American family during the Civil Rights Movement. ... Everyday Use shows how the African American community began to think during the Civil Rights era. ... Dee was dressed real radically. ... Which is a greeting used by black Muslims. ... Dee's mother had no clue about where Dee was coming from. ...

• Word Count: 609
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Living a routine life within the borders of a small town was enough for some, and an example would be Alice Walker's "Everyday Use;" a tale about the interpretation of the word heritage and the vast differences of new and old generation's way of living. ... The mother and older sister, Maggie, are filled with mixed emotions while they await the arrive of the new and "improved" Dee. ... With the arrival of Dee and her new outlook on black heritage, you begin to see how much of a difference their lifestyle choice has made. ... Dee announces that she has renounced h...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3

The coon (most used image) was always lazy, unreliable and constantly butchered his speech. ... This was the first black show that had controversial issues such as gun control, murder, and drug use ("Network and Cable"). ... As he became more successful, they moved, with their son Lionel, into the famous dee-luxe apartment in the sky,. ... They delt with things that happened to everyday people from trying to make the cheer squad to buglury. ...

• Word Count: 1691
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School