Everyday Use By Alice Walker Analysis
For the response essay, I have chosen “Everyday Use” story which is written by Alice Walker. The story is about a mother and her two daughters. The mother is referred in the story as Mama and her two daughters are Dee and Maggie. Mama and Maggie live together in a traditional way while Dee has moved out and has become modernized. The story represents conflict between the characters which has rooted from their different characteristics and views regarding traditional and modern way of life. The two sisters Dee and Maggie have different characteristics and opinions therefore they don’t get along well like sisters and it causes conflict between them. As result Mama always there for both daughters to support and show them the right path and try to bring peace and balance into the family.
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The story is also narrated from her point of view and she is the protagonist and fulfills great responsibilities throughout the story. From the story it seems Mama has great personality. There are few reasons that why I like Mama’s character and how it stood out to me. First of all she is the head and mom of the family. She has done her responsibilities beautifully. She did good preparation when Dee was coming home from college. For example, she cleaned the yard and made everything look beautiful and fresh. She was a good support for her daughters. For example, although they were poor she sent Dee to school to get education as it is stated in the story, “we raised money, the church and me to send Dee to send her to Augusta to school” (Kennedy, & Gioia, 2016, p.79). I liked the way she knew the importance of education and wanted her daughter to get her education and be successful in her
The story is also narrated from her point of view and she is the protagonist and fulfills great responsibilities throughout the story. From the story it seems Mama has great personality. There are few reasons that why I like Mama’s character and how it stood out to me. First of all she is the head and mom of the family. She has done her responsibilities beautifully. She did good preparation when Dee was coming home from college. For example, she cleaned the yard and made everything look beautiful and fresh. She was a good support for her daughters. For example, although they were poor she sent Dee to school to get education as it is stated in the story, “we raised money, the church and me to send Dee to send her to Augusta to school” (Kennedy, & Gioia, 2016, p.79). I liked the way she knew the importance of education and wanted her daughter to get her education and be successful in her