Alice Walker is a child of sharecroppers who raised cotton in the rural South. ... Alice Walker's, "Everyday Use," explores an African-American family exploring their heritage. ... There are no real windows just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship," (Walker 299). ... Walker does this to help the reader to get a better understanding and image of the story. ... Anxious of her sister's arrival, Maggie "will stand hopelessly in corners" (Walker 297). ...

• Word Count: 1247
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use In the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker the title ties into the issues about the quilts. ... Walker is trying to show us that the art is in the work that was put into making them. ... Walker wants us to recognize what we have and not show it off to the world. ... Walker is also showing us that there are always two kinds of people in a family, those who do and those who don't. ...

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

Alice Walker's Everyday use is about a mother and her two daughters named Dee and Maggie. The story is narrated by a woman who is faced with the decision to give away two quilts to one of her daughters. Between the sisters, it seemed Dee is the selfish one, and as a result, received whatever she des...

• Word Count: 314
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

PARENTS AND KIDS RELATIONSHIPS "October Sky" by Joe Johnston and "Every Day Use" by Alice Walker's stories deal with parents and kids relationships. ... John and Walker have learned to accept their kids and the differences that create a different out come from the begging of the story until the end. Hickam and Walker faced conflicts and gained their parents respects by changing their static relationship into dynamic acceptance between them. ... As well as "Every Day Use" by Alice Walker provided us a list of conflicts, which made Maggie and her mother relationship very static. ...

• Word Count: 1757
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Summary of Everyday Use Everyday Use is a story written by Alice Walker. It is a story of a mother who gets a visit from one of her daughters. The story takes place during the 1960's. The story begins with the mother and one of her daughters (Maggie) relaxing in the backyard. The mother...

• Word Count: 503
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School