Write a 750-word essay on Alice Walker’s Everyday Use, defend or refute Mama’s beliefs about the use of the items in her home that her daughter wants to take to preserve.
Prepare a 2 mins or less speech about cultural identity using what you’ve learned from the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. Your assignment should include the following elements: ● A clear understanding of cultural identity ● Information that is logical, easy to follow, and on topic ● Two credible sources that back up […]
Using some of the narratives we have discussed as examples, define and explain what narratives are and why they are written–how they can be powerful and effective means of accomplishing a purpose, to exhibit or express concepts or ideas, and of engaging an audience, particularly in ways that other types of texts cannot. For this […]
We learned from Edgar Allan Poe the beginnings of Narrative Prose or short stories written in the first person. We see the continuation of narrative prose through Alice Walker and still to the present day. Following Alice Walker’s thoughts on writing, create a brief fictional story in the first person. This could be about anything, […]
Research Project Write a 3-5 essay about Alice Walker’s short story “Every Day Use” that makes some argument or point about the story.
Symbolism in Walker’s “Everyday Use” Read the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, paying particular attention to the dialogue surrounding the quilt. Then, in a response of no fewer than 400 words, discuss what the quilt symbolizes to Maggie and Dee and how that meaning differs. What does their relationship to the quilt reveal […]
