everyday use- alice walker

characters Dee/wangero, maggie, asalamalakim/hakim-a-barber, the narrator/dee and maggie's mother

previous knowledge i didnt know anything that pertained to the story

what i imagine that isnt outlined i can imagine the anger and frustration maggie feels when Dee thinks she can just walk into her mom's house and take whatever she wishes. i can also imagine the relief and pride the narrator/mother feels after telling dee to get out and go away after being so greedy with maggies quilt.

thoughts on the reading it was a good reading to show that standing up for yourself is a requirement if you feel that you are being treated unjustly and feel that you are being taken advantage of.

feelings on the reading i felt proud when the narrator stood up to dee and her significant other. i felt sorry for maggie though because she was always scared to stand up for herself and therefore everyone walked all over her.

what i want to know more about i want to know more about why dee changed and treated her own family like crap. family is always there for you and if you go away and stomp them on the ground, then i feel that you shouldnt be welcomed back until you prove yourself worthy.

my reaction to experiences i was excited when they told dee to get out. i was also mad when maggie just stood in the back and watched as dee tried taking her beloved quilt.

related to my life i have family members who have walked over me and my grandparents just like dee did to the narrator and it is a terrible feeling. but in the end you know they are family and you love them, it is just hard to accept the pain they brought on to you when they are asking for a place in the family again.

***after discussion***

about the author Alice walker was from a poverty-influenced family but was able to go to college and write. she was from georgia, and flannery o'connor influenced some of her works.

favorite section my favorite section was when the mother/lady stands up to her older daughter, Dee/Wangero, and tells her to leave because the daughter is too selfish for her own good.

summary a lady and her youngest daughter await the coming of her oldest daughter and new "husband/interest" who thinks that they are better than the lady and little sister. The older daughter gets mad when her mother tells her she cant have a quilt that maggie, the little sister, has always wanted. the lady and maggie stand up to the older daughter and tell her to leave if all she wanted was the lady's stuff. the couple leaves and maggie and her mom resume what they had been doing before.

recommendation i would reccommend this story to anyone who feels inferior to another person or group of people. it shows that you can stand up and fight for your rights as a unique individual and make your point clear.