Everyday use, by Alice Walker is what I’ve chosen to use. The core conflict representative story is part internal and external and develops upon the relationship of two daughters Maggie and Dee. They are of different age and one daughter is more educated than the other (Dee) is more worldly and does not value the antique possessions around the house as Maggie does. And there is competition and conflict in showing the value of the possessions, and how they value the inheritance of their mother’s love. A quilt that has been made over time, is history, of their ancestry and inheritance. There is a decision of who will inherit the quilt, the educated and materialistic daughter, or the daughter who has no self-esteem, but value simplistic things.
1. Metaphor- She used to read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, other folks habits,, whole lives upon us to, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice. She washed us in a river of make-believe, burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know.
2. Symbolism- The quilt symbolized heritage, “These are all pieces of dresses grandma used to wear she did all this stitching by hand. Imagine!”
3. Exposition- The description of the yard, in the beginning of the story. “I wait for her in the yard that Maggie and I made so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon. A yard like this is more comfortable than most people know. It is not just the yard. It is like an extended living room.”
There is a conflict in the way the individuals understand what is present in relation to the past traditions of culture and people. Two opposing ideals that relate to conflict of heritage and their personal use with respect to that heritage/family values.
References
References
Ross, D. M. (2016). Everyday Use by Alice Walker. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Literature,
