Sam g.k The analysis of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" In the short story, "Everyday Use", Alice Walker uses everyday articles that are the principle focus of the story and are discussed with great detail. The author reveals the emotional response of the characters in the story to these objects, to contrast the simple and implicit with fashion and craze. The main characters in this story are the narrator, "Mama," and the daughter, Maggie on …showed first 75 words of 592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 592 total…items with very specific details in this story is applied to magnify the setting of a story about the significance of items we use on a daily basis to people with different cultural values. Alice Walker uses the objects such as the butter churn and dasher to represent the focus of the varying ways people value simple objects. Therefore, there will always be conflicts that result from the diverse ways people value their cultural heritage.