What Is The Point Of View Of Everyday Use By Alice Walker

People choose to view others and the world in different ways. Some people take advantage of opportunities while others take them for granted. The paths you take and the choices you make has a lot to do with the people you choose to associate with. Part of what impacts people's’ lives is when and how they grew up, because the decisions you make play’s a large role in your life doesn’t mean culture plays no part. (Audrey) In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, shows how people from the same culture view the world differently. For example, when Dee went to school and Maggie wasn't allowed to go to school. Since Dee went to school, she took advantage of the world and her culture while Maggie took the world for granted. Even though they came from the same culture they were totally different and had different views on the world. Also the way they looked at other people and their …show more content…
We all love seafood because we all grew up around seafood. When we decided what to wear for the day it's usually just Nike shorts and a t-shirt. Three out of four of us are Catholic and one of us are Baptist these are the most religions practiced in our culture. We are not poor, but we are also not rich, so for us it doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor anyone can be snobby it just depends on their attitude about life.(McKenzie)
Our cultural identity can relate to Maggie and her mom in the story, “Everyday Use” but it can’t relate to Dee. Maggie and her mom are not as rich and they don’t get everything handed to them just like this group. Sometimes we have to work for the things we want. Dee is the total opposite of us because we love our family and she obviously doesn’t because, she said, “I couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me.” Which means the people who keep her down. But Maggie loves her family very