Write an essay about Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” that makes some argument or point about the story.

Assignment: Write an essay about Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” that makes some argument or point about the story. 1. Who do you see as more in touch with her heritage in the story: Dee/Wangero,Maggie, or the Mother? Why?2. Most of us see the story as setting up an opposition between Dee/Wangero, thedaughter who has beauty and brains, and Maggie, who seems to have little exceptwhat she has learned at the hands of her grandmother and mother. Is that reallywhat the story is about? Is it possible that the story is about different visions ofhow African Americans can view, appreciate, and preserve their heritage—aphilosophical argument portrayed through characters in a story?3. Alice Walker grew up the daughter of a sharecropper in very poor circumstances,but she went on to go to college and become very successful as a writer. In asense, she grew up feeling a little like Maggie, but went on to become a littlemore like Dee. Who do you think she sympathizes with more in the story? Why?4. In what way or ways does Susan Farrell seem to disagree with Nancy Tuten? Howdoes each one interpret “Everyday Use”? Which one do you agree with more andwhy?

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