Analysis of "Everyday Use" "Everyday Use" is a narrative of the conflict between two daughters, Dee and Maggie. ... The author also uses the description of the raging fire that destroyed their house to relate it to Maggie's shyness. ... The author also made it very apparent that Dee saw those items as purely ornamental and was probably hoping for them to be of great monetary value even though they were being used in everyday life by her and Maggie. ... Dee's use for the artifacts shows her materialistic intentions for acquiring the artifacts whereas Maggie's wi...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3

Everyday Use- Character Analysis "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, is a story of a black family composed of a mother and her two daughters: Maggie and Dee. ... Dee is a flat character, yet Walker uses Dee's character to warn people of what might happen if they do not live properly. ... Dee tells her mother and Maggie that they do not understand their heritage, because they plan to put "priceless" heirloom quilts to "everyday use"(Walker 96). ... Dee believes she is more cultured than her family. ... Maggie is illustrated as Dee's foil. ...

• Word Count: 735
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Although in most short stories the characters don't seem fully developed, Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" is much different. She uses physical appearance, small details, and dialogue to really let the readers get to know her characters. ... Mama describes Maggie's response by saying she was "like somebody used to never winning anything or having anything reserved for her." ... Dee is portrayed as the glamorous member of the family. ... She wants to use her aunt's old churn top as a decorative centerpiece for her own home, totally forgetting the historical and sen...

• Word Count: 733
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use is a deep story that is categorized in my mind as great. ... Johnson and all Dee did with her unique background was use it as a social topic for her to raise her status. ... The story Everyday Use could have been viewed in many other ways than the way in which I viewed it. ... A large theme in Everyday Use is the mother-daughter relationship. There are great uses of mother-daughter relationships in countless other stories so why is Everyday Use any better those other stories? ...

• Word Count: 901
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"Everyday Use" is a short story in which the use of imagery combined with characterization allows the readers to dive deep into the story, perhaps detecting hints in to what the characters are feeling or thinking. ... Maggie, who is used to seeing Dee get her way, is stunned when her mother denies Dee the quilt. ... The imagery used by the author the create Maggie starts with her red skirt. ... As with Maggie's character, the author uses characterization to create Mama as well. ... The use of imagery comes back into play here with Mama's rough man-working hands. ...

• Word Count: 1145
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School