In the short story "Everyday Use", Alice Walker point up tradition can control a person's way of living. In "Everyday Use" traditions are illustrated in a backdrop of family activities. Dee's mother and younger sister lived in the most traditional way they could be. Furthermore, their lack of effort to change their way of living was illustrated clearly. The story of "Everyday Use" was told from the point of view of Mrs. Johnson. Through Mrs. Johnson's narrative, Alice Walker illustrated family tradition, social norms and their way of living. Mrs. Johnson was born and raised under the Jim Crow segregation laws. She was not used to talk to white men without intimidation (Walker 394). Her traditional upbringing of not asking too many questions
