Battle Royal
Alice Walker demonstrates external conflict between family members in “Everyday Use.”Walker illustrates the mistake by some of placing the significance of family background solely in material objects. Walker presents Mama and Maggie, the younger daughter, as an example that heritage passes from one generation to another through a learning experience. However, Dee, the older daughter, doesn’t see heritage this way and is more materialistic. When Dee visits Mama and Maggie, the contrast of the characters becomes a conflict because Dee seems to be more into herself rather than her family and the meaning of their possessions. Mama and Maggie symbolize the connection between generations and the heritage that passed between them. Mama and Maggie continue to live together in their old shack of a home. Mama is a big and strong woman who does all the needed upkeep of the land.I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter, I wear overalls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. I can work outside
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Approximate Word count = 714
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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