Everyday Use by Alice Walker Type of Story: A descriptive story Setting: A hot summer day somewhere in the South. Plot: A woman who is faced with the decision as to which of her two daughters should she give two heirloom quilts. Her oldest daughter Dee, who is visiting from college, sees the quilts as fashionable and believes they should be given to her. Maggie, her youngest daughter, who still lives at home, was promised …showed first 75 words of 572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 572 total…churn top also represents the family history. Mama and Maggie sees their practical and sentimental value. Dee also sees their monetary value. What is priceless is the actual ability to make these things which Dee does not have nor does she want it. She has rejected this ability, part of her heritage, while her mother and sister still possess it. Point of view: The story is told in the third person by Mama. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**