Character Analysis In Alice Walker's Everyday Use

In the story Everyday Use, the main female character who has the biggest revelation is Dee. However, in this story Dee’s revelation is not necessarily a good one. Dee reveals herself as having a change of attitude in regards to her heritage and what it truly means. Instead of viewing her heritage like her sister, Maggie, who views her heritage as something precious and priceless, Dee view her heritage as a distant tourist attraction. Dee left her family to pursue education, but the main thing she comprehended from her education was the oppression of her people, and has stripped her heritage of what it truly means. Dee’s revelation is almost a blinded revelation covered with a vail. She sees her heritage as a “show” instead of apart of who …show more content…
Turpin as she is forced to re-evaluate her inner being and the type of person she has become. O’connor uses the relationships Mrs. Turpin has with the blacks to represent a learning lesson. Parallel to the story of Jacob wrestling with God in the Bible, a similar instance takes place in the life of Mrs. Turpin concluding to her realization that it does not matter what she has compared to someone else, what matters is who you are on the inside and the love that you carry. The story ends with the undertones of Mrs. Turpin being saved by the grace of …show more content…
As much as society would like to think that it is progressing, there is always going be oppressors. This topic was not only relevant in that time period but will be relevant in all the centuries to come. Judging others based on appearance and social class will always be morally wrong. It is sad to admit, but if we are all being honest we have done it before, even if it was a quick harmless thought in our mind. We have to not only condition ourselves, but society, to view people has human beings who are all beautiful and have a special purpose in this world regardless of social class and regardless of