The scenery is bright and the Grandmother even remarks on how nice the day is. ... Red Sammy talks about how evil the world is nowadays, how you cannot trust anyone, and how people used to be able to leave their doors unlocked without worrying about something bad happening. ... The name gives the reader a feeling of darkness and death. ... Next, the reader catches a glimpse of the future when the Grandmother recognizes one of the men. ... The author effectively turns the reader's attention to the trees and mentions that they resemble a dark mouth waiting to consume the family. ...

• Word Count: 1297
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, not all people value their heritage the same way, as the reader sees in the character of Dee in Alice Walker's "Everyday Use.... Dee is desperately trying to wear an identity that is so far removed from her past that she almost overcompensates with obnoxiously aggressive clothing, which does nothing but call attention to her insecurity for who she really is. ... Not only are the quilts themselves symbolic of Dee's disconnection, but her desire to hang them on a wall is another way Walker shows the reader how removed she is from her heritage. ... The physical barrier bet...

• Word Count: 1672
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

This room gives the readers the clues they need to know that this is not a nursery but a place to confine someone who is suffering from a mental illness. ... Furthermore, what neither her husband nor her sister-in-law understand is that by trying to force the narrator to rest, not to think, not to imagine, they simply allow her to turn her attention to the wallpaper in the room, which quickly engrosses her. ... He fights to feel, and the music he loves is part of how he expresses his rage and pain at being a poor black man with limited opportunities. ... Much to his surprise and his pleasure...

• Word Count: 1543
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This room gives the readers the clues they need to know that this is not a nursery but a place to confine someone who is suffering from a mental illness. ... Furthermore, what neither her husband nor her sister-in-law understand is that by trying to force the narrator to rest, not to think, not to imagine, they simply allow her to turn her attention to the wallpaper in the room, which quickly engrosses her. ... He fights to feel, and the music he loves is part of how he expresses his rage and pain at being a poor black man with limited opportunities. ... Much to his surprise and his pleasure, ...

• Word Count: 1543
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School