Category: Everyday Use

Everyday use is an allegorical story that intertwines the African heritage and the modern world practices. Written by Alice Walker the story focuses on the lives of the African Americans who struggle to keep the African legacy amid a world engrossed with diverse cultures. Therefore, the narrator struggles to reveal the contemptuous attitude of Dee…

Table of Contents Introduction Common Theme: Artificial vs. Genuine Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Alice Walker is a writer who focuses her stories on the place of women of color in American society. In her works, the author raises themes of life of the African American community in the country, race, racism, as well as those…

Most people would likely agree that preserving ones cultural heritage is a meaningful and worthy pursuit. However, people also tend to disagree on what is the best way to proceed with it. Maintaining African American cultural legacy features prominently as a theme in Alice Walkers Everyday Use. The author uses the first-person perspective and names…

Table of Contents Introduction Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Everyday use is a short story authored by Alice Walker and published in the year 1973. The story in the book is told in first person by an African American woman known as Mama. She lives with her two daughters Maggie and Dee in the Deep…

Table of Contents Heritage as a Value Manifestation of Heritage Conclusion Reference Are heritage and tradition different for people who belong to the same culture? The story Everyday Use, written by Alice Walker, portrays two different overviews of ones heritage under the circumstances that the two polar viewpoints belong to people within the same family.…

The themes of family relations, sister rivalry, traditions, heritage, and the struggle for civil rights intertwine in Alice Walkers short story. The narrator is an African-American woman and the mother of two daughters. While this woman shows incredible strength in caring for her family, racial oppression has imprinted her not allowing to defend own opinion…

Everyday Use is a well-known story from the African-American writer and human rights activist Alice Walker. It is better known for the not every day and non-routine thoughts on the issue of cultural and national identity within the framework of modern society. Despite the apparent lightness and ease of narration, the story contains a deep…

It is a common practice in many nations to create things by hand and pass them from generation to generation. Whether these items are used daily or kept closed in a chest as the most precious possessions, they are meant to bear the history of several generations within them. However, what if someone treats such…

Table of Contents Introduction Vivid Scenes Characters Conflict Perspectives of Heritage Elements of Fiction Involved Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Literary plots in which national identity and commitment to traditions are described are fascinating works that make it possible to immerse oneself in other cultures and their features. Alice Walkers story Everyday Use is an example…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary of the Text Cultural Heritage Relationships within the Family and Parental Expectations Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Everyday Use is a story written by Alice Walker and published in 1973. The text has become vastly prominent in the African-American community due to its transparent demonstration of rural life and the cultural…