On Why I Live at the P.O. the reader can see the irony in the fact that Stella-Rondo who left home marrying her sister's boyfriend, Mrs. Whitaker, ended up returning home with her child which she pretended that was adopted. In contrast with Dee from Everyday Use, Stella-Rondo came back to the old lifestyle that she left few years ago and she remained at home. On Everyday Use, Dee, after her short visit to see her mom and her sister, she decided to return to the new world she discovered years ago with her husband, Asalamalakim. Another difference that the reader can discover reading the two stories, is the fact that Dee’s attitude toward her sister is different than Sister’s attitude toward Stella-Rondo. When she left, Dee kissed her sister
