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I think that the autonomous person in the short story is the mother, or the narrator. The quote references multiple characters in the short story, but in reality, I believe that all of the characters are the mother herself. She can see herslef within all of the characters, gliding through the stages of her life.

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When I think on this quote I think of Dee. She did bother me in the story but she did make a good point about how Maggie and mama should go out and see the world and change.

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“Nurturing and healing” through Everyday Use is seen starting between the conflict between the daughters. In most cases when a person sees an argument or conflict between people, they try to help where possible. So, when the mother is the mediator between the sisters, there is nurturing and healing between the relationships of the mother and daughters, such as the relationship between the mother and Maggie.

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The meaning behind the story’s title is to make the reader question why a quilt is needed for everyday use. Although many may use a blanket everyday, a quilt is very heavy weight,  lt typically used on an everyday basis. So, the title brings into question whether or not the quilt is symbolism for something else.

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The autonomous person is Dee in the story. She wants to be free of all repressive forces placed on her and her family. She appreciates the quilt but also views it as a prized possession rather than an object that is deserved and crafted to be worn.

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The story is told in the point of view of the mother. The story gains an external perspective to the internal conflict. If the story was told in the point of view of one of the daughters, the problems could have been influenced and exaggerated to benefit the sister telling the story.

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I would say that their is nurturing and healing the reader in the story. The reader could be touched on how the story ends, and I know personally that I was when mama hugged Maggie and gave her the quilts.

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The mother heals her relationship with her daughter Maggie throughout the story. She grows to appreciate and recognize what her daughter cares about and desires. Her mother understands that she deserves attention and love and recognition as much as Dee does.

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The nurturing and healing aspects within Everyday Use are shown between Maggie and Mama’s relationship. In the beginning of the story, Mama shows distinct favoritism toward Dee but as the story continues this changes. When the quilt is mentioned in the story, Mama recognizes how appreciative Maggie is not only of the quilt but also the heritage behind it. Mama begins to heal her strained relationship with Maggie and shows her affection by awarding her with the quilt instead of Dee.

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I agree that this story is very much about the autonomous person and how this effects the family dynamic. Maggie is very reserved and does not branch out much in her life. On the other hand, Dee is a person who wants to spread her wings and have lots of new experiences. In a way, Maggie and her mother are living vicariously through Dee.

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Throughout Everyday Use, the short story has constant comparison between the sisters. The basic conflict in Everyday Use the mother essentially choosing Maggie over Dee. When the mother decides to gift the quilt to Maggie rather than Dee, she creates further conflict between the siblings.

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I feel as though all three of the women are definitely connected. They are family, but the mother and Maggie are the ones that are more reluctant to venture outside of the home and put themselves out of their confort zone. Dee in a sense fulfills the part of them that wishes they had gone outside of their normal surroundings and made more accomplishments. I think that all of the women are connected in their culture and heritage, and all continue to grow closer and more appreciative of it in.

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The title of this story reflects the rightful “use” of the quilts: to take advantage of their versatility. While Dee will stand back and hang the quilts, Maggie will use them till they become rags.

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I think everyone is multifaceted, so there are parts of people that want to be independent, but also parts that want to stay dependent on someone else. Both are valid aspects of ourselves.

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I believe that Maggie and Mama are very similar characters, Mama just does not realize it until the end of the story. She gives her something extremely important to her in order to show her love.

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Everyday use is a fitting title for the short story. As the story progresses, the reader better understands why the short story is named what it is. The quilt’s purpose in the story is to emphasize how the family’s heritage is not supposed to be on display and never touched, but rather worn proudly and used in day to day life.

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This quote makes me think that the mother is the only character in this story and that the daughters are actually her younger self. Dee is her when she was growing up, trying new things, and finding a new way of thinking. Maggie is her prior to her big change and now as an adult, she wishes that she stayed more like the Maggie version of herself and appreciated things the way she did before she changed into Dee.

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In a sense, Walker wants the reader to see that both daughters reasons for the quilts are valued. As much as one wants to preserve history and heritage, there is admiration for ones desire to make good use our of history and change it.

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The basic conflict is: Mama does not give the same treatment to both daughters. Maggie is in the constant shadow of Dee.

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The nurturing and healing that takes place in this story is Mama, providing healing to her daughters throughout the story. Dee gets everything, but Maggie gets something that is very important to her family.

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I agree that it is about one person but shows the various views they have on accepting and moving on from one’s history. On one hand, shown through Maggie, she deeply appreciates this new lifestyle, while one the other, shown through Dee, she wishes to reunite with her family history.

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The story reflect the multifaceted nature of humans. Individuals carry such contradictory complexities that are constantly at war with one another. Dee and Maggie represent one of these complexities, the reckoning with culture, and the different ways it manifests.

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In “Everyday Use” healing can be seen in the relationship between Maggie and her mother. Dee was always seen as the poster child and the one who her mother adored most. However, by the end, the girls mother realized that Maggie is much more in line with her values, and their relationship grows immensely.

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The story is told from Mama’s point of view. This affects the story because it is being told from the mother’s point of view rather than one of the daughters, such as Dee. If Dee told the story rather than Mama, the reader would not see Mama’s opinions on her other daughter, Maggie. In addition, the reader better understands the meaning of the quilt from Mama’s point of view and its purpose in the story.

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I think Mama sees both of her daughters personalities in herself. I think she sees more of herself in Maggie which is why she feels like maggie is the right person to receive the quilt.

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The title "Everyday Use" reflects on how Dee views the heirloom items in her home like objects in a museum. Her mother only keeps the items for everyday use, but Dee wants to display them in her home to show off how "important" her heritage is to her.

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I think that Walker achieves nurturing in that her characters in this story are all coming closer their heritage and growing more appreciation for it. The mother and Maggie also grow closer, and the mother begins to nurture Maggie more as she accepts her and gives her the quilts that she wants to use and honor.

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I believe that this prompt does reflect the autonomous person with multiple desires. One may desire to continue her heritage while also striving to break away and change it.

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“Everyday use” refers to the way in which Maggie wanted to treat her grandmother’s quilt. She thought it was something that should be used and admired everyday, unlike Dee who believed it was something that should not be used rather to be looked at and something to brag about. Dee’s everyday use of the quilt was not going to be physically using it, rather something she could brag about everyday and get attention from, unlike Maggie who genuinely wanted it because she cared about the heritage.

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The name of the title represents how Mama does not appreciate Maggie. Maggie will always be in Mama’s life, and she does not appreciate that. Maggie represents something that is used everyday. Mama uses Maggie and doesn’t appreciate her until the end of the story.

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There is a unique feature of nurturing and healing at the end of the story when Maggie is given the blankets. Maggie’s disappointment is almost healed as the mother knows maggie will get good use out of the handmade quilts their grandmother made. She is happy and satisfied. The conflict between the sisters seems to draw them closer as they enjoy the newfound multipurpose use of the quilts.

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I find this quote very interesting. In my interpretation, the older woman is the mother, the daughter who is the same, and the girl who wants to go out and change the world is Dee. Maggie is more of a homebody, like her mother, and greatly enjoys her family time. Dee is different and has left her family; she wants to go out and see more of the world.

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“Everyday Use” nurtures and heals the reader by showing that one can still appreciate their heritage as they grow into new things or even stay the same. Both the daughters appreciate the quilts even though one has grown into a new person and one has stayed home with her roots. While the girls have different ways of showing their appreciation, they both honor what the quilts mean to their and their family’s past.

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I think of everyday use as something boring and ordinary. After reading the story, I think of everyday use as something that has value and can be used to create memories.

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I agree with the statement above, that the story is about one person however it delves into the multiple facets recognizing and reconciling one’s past and history with the new traditions established as generations continue.

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I think that this is in every one of us, but it occurs at different times in all of us. In my opinion, we are more of the autonomous person at a younger age. We see injustices and we want to immediately change them, like Dee. As we grow older, I think we become more like Maggie and her mother, who stay and love. We see those same injustices, but we are less likely to be the change maker on the front lines.

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Maggie and Dee are the two extreme examples of Mother’s personality. While Maggie is the embodiment of Mother’s stay-at-home/safe personality, Dee is Mother’s aspiration to go out into the world and be something different.

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The mother wants to heal her relationship with her daughter dee, because her daughters used to be very dependent on her but now Dee is much more independent. At first, the mom thinks that the way to heal their relationship is by letting Dee take the things she wants from her house, but this does not solve problems

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The title had several meanings. One of the arguments that Dee makes as to why she should be entitled to keep the quilts is because her sister Maggie would just use them for everyday use. While Dee tries to use this as a negative, her mother sees that as a positive and a reason as to why Maggie should be the one to possess the quilts.

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The title refers to the fact that Dee thinks that Maggie will put the quits to everyday use, meaning that they could get warn out and ruined. Dee wants to display them, while Maggie actually wants to put them to use, therefore better appreciating their meaning and her heritage more. I also think that the title gives a hint to the way that Dee thinks about Maggie. I feel as though Dee thinks her sister is more ordinary and like an average person, and that she is less intelligent and therefore has less to offer to the world. Therefore, she does not think Maggie is worthy of the quilts.

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The title ties the ending in to the story as a whole. From the beginning title to what is revealed at the end brings the story full circle.

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Mama does not realize how much she relates to Maggie until the end of the story. Mama sees herself in Maggie when Maggie offers the quilts to Dee. Mama has tried to focus on a daughter that truly does not care for her instead of focusing on Maggie, her daughter who actually cares for her.

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I think there is a lot of nurturing and healing that takes place in this novel because it allows people who have been in Dee’s position, like myself, to forgive themselves for not celebrating their culture sooner.

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Yes, I believe that Alice Walker both “nurtures” and “heals” her readers by finding truth in both of her daughters.

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The story is told from the mother’s point of view. The narrator helps us to understand the attitude and motives of each of the daughters, and interpret their personalities from another point of view. Also, the reader is no distracted by the opinion and negativity of the daughter’s viewpoints because they are not telling their own story, the mother is able to observe and tell the story.

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In “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker highlights the healing that Maggie receives. While Dee is more successful and intelligent, Maggie truly understands her family’s culture and will live it by using the quilts. In contrast, Dee will use them as a piece of artwork or as a symbol of status.

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The story is told from the mother’s pov. She knows the daughters very well, and she looks back at her time preserving the quilt with regret, and wants it to be put to use now instead of further preserved

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The story being told from the point of mama gives the audience a chance to see how mamas favorite daughter changes. If the story was told in a different point of view then the ending would not have the same meaning. The ending shows how mama sees that Maggie actually appreciates their quilts and her heritage unlike Dee who is only acting interested in her heritage but does not truly appreciate it.

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“Everyday Use” is told from the point of view of Dee and Maggie’s mother. This point of view allows the reader to get a multiple perspective view on who should get the quilts, and learn both sides of the story. If the story was told by one of the daughters it would be biased and not all of the information would be revealed.

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This is an interesting point of view as I can see it as well. Mama may be describing her two personalities, one who is adventurous and always changing, while the other is more of a loyal, homebody, who is somewhat afraid of the world. There are two sides to her here that are completely different but both valid.

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I think the title represents the overall conflict of the story; whether the quilt should be used for “everyday use” or taken by Dee.

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The story is told from Mama’s perspective. By having the story told from her perspective, it doesn’t allow Dee to put a negative view on her sister, and also allows the viewers to watch the children through Mama’s eyes.

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Walker achieves an element of healing . Her characters must accept their history, good and bad, and apply the resulting principles to their daily life.

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"Everyday Use" is told from the perspective of Dee's mother. From her perspective, we discover how Dee's personality and ideas have changed to an outside viewer and aspects of Maggie we would probably not see from Dee's point of view.

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The title “Everyday Use” signifies the conflict between Dee and Maggie. Dee hopes to honor her history by making it an artifact of the past while Maggie intends to continue her history and use the works of her ancestors daily.

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“Everyday Use” takes on a literal and metaphorical meaning. To Maggie, the quilts are apart of her identity and not a artifact of history and family heritage. She sees the practical purpose behind the quilts. Dee, on the other hand, wants the quilts to be viewed from afar and be a remembrance of their grandmother.

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This story nurtures and heals the reader by showing healthy ways to live one’s life while not forgetting your roots. One daughter learns not to discard her present lifestyle while the other learns how to appreciate the past.

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The title “Everyday Use” is about Dee’s discontent with Maggie using the quilts for everyday use rather than appreciating them in a different way such as hanging them up to admire. Dee claims Maggie doesn’t understand the gravity of the meaning of the quilts because she would wear them down by using them.

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The story is told from the point of view of the mother. If it had been told from Dee or Maggie’s point of view, it would not encompass the whole conflict from the different opinions of the girls. The mother is able to see the issues from both sides, and therefore conveys this to the audience.

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The story is told from Mama’s point of view. This allows to see how mothers perceive their children. Mama is obviously intimidated by Dee. By being told by Mama, the reader understands why Mama favors Dee.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is the comparison between Mama’s two daughters, Maggie and Dee. Mama shows favoritisms toward one daughter, Dee, but toward the end of the story reveals to be more appreciative of Maggie’s understand of her heritage. Mama has to choose between the two daughters to give the quilt to, both physically and metaphorically.

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The mother wants the quilt to be put to “everyday use” because the objects that we use everyday end up being more important and useful to us than objects that are preserved and never touched

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The nurturing I see in this story is the mother nurturing maggie. She wants to give her the quilt because she knows that she will use it and not treat it like art work like Dee would. The mother wants the quilt to be used for everyday use and she knows that by giving it to maggie, it will be.

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The point of view of the story is of the mother. I think it adds the feeling of an omniscient narrator who sees and knows everything as see did birth both of the girls

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In Everyday Use, there is nurturing and healing when Maggie is given the quilt instead of Dee. The mother wants her younger daughter Maggie to have the quilt because she knows she will use it everyday and it will be a significant part of her life.

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I feel as though Maggie is nurtured and healed during this story. At first, she seems shy, subdued, not too happy, and honestly, jealous of her sister. At the end of the story, she is so much happier and confident especially after Mama gives her the quilts over Dee. She was no longer scared at the end of the story, but genuinely happy.

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The healing and nurturing that takes place in “Everyday Use” revolves around  transforming traditions from one’s history into traditions that can be incorporated into the modern lifestyle.

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“Everyday Use” is told from the point of view of the mother. This is extremely significant because the story is centered around the mother’s evolution. While in the beginning Mother favors her more outwardly sucussful daughter, the realizes how special Maggie is.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is which child will be allowed to keep the rugs. Dee believes that she is entitled because she is older and should be rewarded for her successes in college. She wants to have the quilts to be closer to her culture.

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“Everyday Use” is told from the mother’s point of view. As the mother of the both the girls, the narrator has the ability to share her relationship with each of her daughters and observe the daughters relationship with one another. She offers the reader insight into both of the daughters changing characterization as they have grown up. The changes in Dee’s personality from childhood to her return show her changing opinions about the house she grew up in.

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The basic conflict is between Maggie and Dee and who should receive their Grandmother’s quilt. The value and “everyday use” of the quilt comes into question and is involved int he conflict if who deserves the quilt more.

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The basic conflict in everyday use is who the mother will decide to give the quilts to. Dee really wants the quilts for herself to be more in touch with her culture, but Maggie also really wants them because they were her grandmother’s.

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At the end of the story, mama finally nurtures Maggie and chooses her over Dee. Instead of giving the quilts to Dee, Mama gives the quilts to Maggie. This creates a healing between the relationship of Mama and Maggie.

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The story’s title relates to Dee claiming that Maggie would use these quilts for “everyday use.” Dee claims Maggie would wear them out and they would no longer be beautiful, but the beauty of Maggie using the quilts everyday is that she is appreciating her heritage by putting the quilts to good use, and not just hanging them up.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is Dee and Maggie’s differences, but also how they value material things in Mama’s eyes. She chooses between them in the end and who should get the quilt.

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The level of meaning in the title is that maggie sees things that she will use everyday but Dee sees those same things as relics that should be kept safe forever.

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Dee and Maggie’s mother narrates “Everyday Use.” Because of their mother’s narration, readers have the ability to form their thoughts and opinions on each of the daughters separate from the daughter’s own voice.

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The story is told from the mother’s point of view. If this story were to be told by either Dee or Maggie, the conflict may be distorted and biased because the conflict involves the two girls. This would be true especially if it was told from Dee’s point of view because Dee felt very passionately that she would be the right fit for the quilts and Maggie would be the wrong.

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The basic conflict is over the quilt which symbolizes a lot in the story. It symbolizes Dee’s coming of age where her new education and worldview are conflicting with her old way of life.

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“Everyday Use” is indicative of how Maggie treats familial artifacts. To her, they are are objects to be incorporated into her own life rather than objects of history.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is who to give the quilts to. Mother is deciding between Maggie, who will love the quilts to rags, or Dee, who will use them as an artifact. At the beginning of the shot story, Mother sees herself giving the quilts to Dee because of her success and intelligence but, her selfishness and her “social-climber” attitude are overlooked until the end.

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The title describes Maggie’s view of their family’s belongings as they should be used for everyday life. Dee views these as things we should place on a pedestal and look at from afar.

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The basic conflict in Everyday Use is that when Dee, who is described to be constantly underwhelmed with her family's life, finally returns home as the complete opposite as her mother's description. Dee is suddenly obsessed with the idea of family heritage and fighting oppression in an extreme way like participating a fashion trend.

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Everyday use is narrated by the mother. It makes it better that it is from the mother and now Dee or Maggie because the mother is unbiased towards the girls.

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The story is from Mama’s point of view. She is the best point of view because she is, in a way, neutral. She loves both of her daughters. If Dee was telling the story, it would be very one-sided as Dee feels as though her entire family is against her. The mom is quiet and just observes.

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The meanings in the story’s title, “Everyday Use” shows how Dee views certain things from her family’s history as relics that should be preserved and displayed, while Maggie views these same things as objects to be used in everyday life like they were originally intended.

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The basic conflict include the bond between mother and daughters. The growth of each daughter and how relationships change over time, are a key part of the novel that many people can to relate to.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” occurs over Grandma Dee’s quilt between the two sisters. Maggie wants to keep the quilts for a more practical purpose and to use as a blanket everyday. However, the disagreement occurs when Dee wants to keep the quilts to use as art. Dee is struggling to understand the quilts as a part of her family heritage and identity. Instead, she wants the power of saying that she was able to to keep the quilts for herself..

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In the title, Everyday Use, I think of the meaning of the quilt and how a quilt is a common, practical item that is used everyday. I think the title also represents culture. Maggie has her culture as an everyday thing, while Dee does not; Dee only thinks of her culture as something to show off.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is which daughter will receive the quilt. Maggie is going to use the quilt to continue her heritage throughout her life but Dee will use it as artwork which is not how the mother wants it to be used

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“Everyday Use” is narrated by the mother. The point of view is important because she is unbiased toward her daughters.

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The basic conflict in Everyday Use is which daughter will get the quilts. There are many quilts, but there are a specific two that Dee wants were actually reserved for Maggie by their mother. Dee argues that Maggie won’t appreciate the quilts and will wear them down to shreds. Dee wants to protect the quilts, and she thinks they will be better off with her

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The basic conflict is that Dee wants to be given the quilt, but he mother doesn’t want the quilt to be used as artwork, and instead wants to give it to her other daughter that will put the quilt to good use

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The nurturing and healing I see in Everyday Use is in the mother not allowing Dee to have the quilts to hang on her wall that she refused so long ago. Instead, the mother would rather give Maggie, her younger daughter, heirlooms that she will incorporate into everyday use. The mother wants to give her daughters things that they can use and remember her by, not wistfully reflect on their heritage as Dee wants to do.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is the fighting over the quilts. Dee wanted to make the quilts more art-like whereas Dee claimed Maggie would use the quilts every day and wear them down. Dee hated the quilts before, but suddenly was obsessed with them. The mom notices this and realizes Maggie deserves the quilts as they should be put to good use, not just hung up for eyes to see.

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It is told from mama’s point of view. It is less biased when it comes to telling the story of both daughters. She does not favor either daughter.

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The story is from the point of view of Mama. The story gains the knowledge of past generations and the opinion of the narrator is less biased as she is the two girls’ mother.

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Throughout “Everyday Use” the basic conflict is the mother’s view of her daughters. One daughter Dee attempts to honor her history while the other daughter Maggie strives to live out and continue her heritage.

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The story is told from the point of view of the mother. The story gains the views the mother has on her daughters and shows their relationship.