Literary Analysis Essay

Everyday UseName:Institutional affiliationEveryday Use by Alice WalkerEveryday useis among the stories in Walker’s short story collection ‘In Love and Trouble’. The story is narrated from Mama’s point of view. She knows her two daughtersreally well. Dee is used to having everything she wanted, including quality education that none had been lucky to receive in the family. On the other hand, Maggie, the other daughter has had a series of misfortunes. The story unfolds when Dee arrives home with her boyfriend to the humble welcome from her mother and sister, although the visit ends prematurely when Dee walks out with rage. Everyday uselooks at the struggle for identity among African-American women after the end of slavery. The title of the story is symbolic. According to Walker, things that are put to everyday use lose their value with time. But the contrary is true when it comes to a parent’s expression of love.Dee confuses love with abundance. She neither values <w:i