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Written by Siri Carpenter, “Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia” gives me some background knowledge into past studies of synesthesia. Carpenter gave a translation of synesthesia, stating that it derives from the greek language with the meaning “to perceive together.” She also gave some ratios declaring that almost 1 in 2000 are synesthetes and that as many as 1 in 300 have a variation of it. This article also starts by giving some wonderful examples on how synesthesia impacts…

instilled to her growing up as child. In doing so, she retains the traditional lifestyle by maintaining the farm, cooking, and caring on for the ranch. During that time, Dee, the other daughter went away to college to attain a higher education. In “Everyday Use” by Alice walker, the author highlights a mother and her two daughters differ of opinion as far as family heritage. After Dee obtained her higher education, she diverged from the conventional family lifestyle of working on a farm. She…

In Everyday Heroes, three people overcome serious obstacles to reach their goals. One person who overcomes serious obstacles is Yvonne Chavez. Yvonne Chavez became a mother as a teenager. She was stuck in an abusive marriage and around gang violence for some period of time. A teenaged mother involved in gangs and drug violence is something no one wants to hear of. People in the world think the bad things in your life can hold you down for life which is possible in some aspects but not in her…

There are 4 main characters in the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. Mama, Maggie, Dee, and Hakin-a-barber. Mama describes herself as a big-boned woman with hands that are rough from years of hard work. She has played the part as a single mother to both her daughters. Mama is poor and uneducated. Maggie is very shy and lacks self-confidence. She is good-hearted, caring, and well-behaved. The first-born daughter Dee, renamed herself Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. Dee wears a brightly colored,…

portraying. One literary device that writers use to help readers comprehend their work is symbolism, and symbolism is to take an object, color, or action and replace its literal meaning. An object can mean many things in a story. In this short story Everyday Use there are three objects the yard, the quilts, and the turner. The quilts are a meaning of bond between the women of generations. The quilts have pieces of fabric that had meaning to the previous Johnson women. The story is told in…

Alice Walker is the author of many great works. Her short-story “Everyday Use” is a strong work based on the themes of heritage, tradition, and sisterhood. With this book, she shows the struggle of African-Americans within themselves. Heritage is the most important theme in this story. In the beginning paragraphs, readers learn that Mama and Maggie lived in a more rural area. Mama explains in the first paragraph that her front yard felt like an extension to her living-room, which means she took…

An example of this influence is found in the story “Everyday Use”. In the story a young, rural girl, Dee comes home after being at college and it soon becomes obvious that she was influenced by the more urban culture she has experienced at home. The new culture she has embraced causes conflict with her mom…

The Author of “Everyday Use” is Alice Walker, in “Everyday Use” she uses mother-daughter conflicts to describe her own beliefs about how should people honor their heritage , as heritage is very important, because it gives us a sense of belonging and provide us with insight on where we come from .The conflicts Alice walker discussed in her story are; over a family’s home, her daughter changing her name, and some heirloom quilts.…

The interpretations mentioned previously are as individual as the types of people that comprise the groups, and with each, a varying definition arises. This assertion holds true for the two characters Dee (Wangero) and Maggie in the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. Even though they were sisters, Dee and Maggie had always been seemingly different. Maggie felt that Dee had all of the advantages. She was prettier, older, lighter- skinned with “ nicer hair and a fuller…

be inherited or an inheritance. Alice Walker has a short story called Everyday Use in which she illustrates what heritage means to different people. Walker shows how Mama’s daughters define heritage differently. Reflecting on their differing opinions, allowed me to recognize my own heritage materials, the importance of how I have been raised, and helped me realize what values I plan to pass on to my own children. Everyday Use set a scene where Mama and her daughters discussed which family …