Dee In Everyday Use
Although there are several characters in the story, Everyday Use, only one appears to play important role in this story. In this story, Dee, the main character, appears to alienate herself from her family through pride and sense of self-importance.
In the beginning of the story, Dee is portrayed as someone who is overwhelmed with prejudice, pride, and a sense of self- importance, which is display toward her sister,Maggie, and mother. As evidenced, the way she behaved when their house burned down. The narrator illustrates this point when she states, “ .... a look of concentration on her face as she watched the last dingy gray board of the house fall in toward red-hot brick chimney." (p. 495) Instead of displaying a sign of concern for her
In the beginning of the story, Dee is portrayed as someone who is overwhelmed with prejudice, pride, and a sense of self- importance, which is display toward her sister,Maggie, and mother. As evidenced, the way she behaved when their house burned down. The narrator illustrates this point when she states, “ .... a look of concentration on her face as she watched the last dingy gray board of the house fall in toward red-hot brick chimney." (p. 495) Instead of displaying a sign of concern for her