The short story “Everyday Use” I thought was a very good story. Alice Walker does a great job of using objects in her story that are used in everyday lifestyles, and the way people look at them and judge them. In the this short story there are four main characters, two sisters Maggie and Dee, Mama which is the mother of the two, and the boyfriend of Dee which his name is Asalamalakim. Dee, seems to be a judging type in the story, that’s mixed between two different life styles, one being the country life style that she hated and felt embarrassed of, which is her mothers style, and the other being her new life style which is urban, or the city folk type. What Dee needs to understand to always appreciate what you have, and love the ones who love you and care about you.…