Block 3 2024: Share Your Story by Debra McKinney

The main points of the story are about Mama and her relationship with her daughters. The negatives and the good experiences of the daughters.

jn34463 — 2024-01-30 18:14:43 UTC

Everyday Use

an22210 — 2024-01-30 18:14:52 UTC

Some of the main plot points in Everyday Use is when the mom talks about her dreams of her and her daughter. Another main point is when her daughter gets home from collage with her husband. My last main plot point is when the daughter and the mom are arguing about the quilts.

Charming Billy

on23686 — 2024-01-30 18:15:05 UTC

Paul joins the war as a new soldier.
Paul's Squad is trying to make it to the sea
Paul witnesses someone die
Paul and a soldier bond.

Everyday Use" tells the story of the mom, and her relationship with her daughter Dee. Dee is an African american woman who returns to the south where she grew up. The story starts with Mom and her younger daughter maggie, who is Dee's sister, getting ready for Dee's visit.

ds23002 — 2024-01-30 18:15:31 UTC

Charming Billy

lc37278 — 2024-01-30 18:16:09 UTC

In the story " Where have you gone Charming Billy", Paul the main character is a Private First Class in the military. Its their first day, and he is feeling very afraid. He tells the story of Billy, who recently died from a heart attack that was caused by fear. The whole story Paul is laughing and enjoying the story of Billy while still being filled with fear, trying to make it to the sea.

Everyday Use

rr23486 — 2024-01-30 18:17:16 UTC

Everyday use followed the main character, Mama, as her oldest daughter came to visit. It begins as Mama is talking with her youngest daughter Maggie, until her oldest daughter Dee arrives. Mama and Dee have opposing views on many things, but Mama tries to bond with her and Dee's partner who is being introduced. Their family talks and Dee tries to take some old quilts from the house, but this causes conflict as Mama has promised the quilts to Maggie.

Billy

dm21347 — 2024-01-30 18:18:01 UTC

Where Have You Gone Charming Billy is about this boy named Billy that had got his leg bombed off when he was walking through a open field. He didn't know that they were there but after his leg came off he started panicking and freaking out. So he had a heart attack and nobody but Paul made fun of the boy.

Charming Billy

hp22235 — 2024-01-30 18:19:28 UTC

Paul joins the war as a new soldier. He is terrified.
Paul follows the rest of the soldiers on his journey to the sea, where it is safe.
Paul tells the story of how Billy died of a heart attack caused by fear.
Paul can not stop laughing because he realizes how silly it is that Billy died of fear.

Charming Billy

pb23662 — 2024-01-30 18:19:49 UTC

Paul is a guy in the military and he has just joined. He is feeling anxious about it and comes up with ways to not think about the possible things that can go wrong. He also cannot stop thinking about someone named Billy who died from a heart attack. he finds it humorous because he died in the war, but not from fighting. This story is about Paul who is anxious but finding ways to distract himself during war.

Everyday Use

sd22371 — 2024-01-30 18:20:36 UTC

In this story, Mama is in the yard dreaming about her being on a TV show with one of her daughters, Dee. Then, Maggie interrupts and asks Mama how she looks. Later on, Dee doesn't like her name anymore and they go through family history. Then, Mama is trying to bond with Dee while still including Maggie and conflict happens when the quilts come out.

Everyday use

lb23127 — 2024-01-30 18:21:54 UTC

The story follows the characters Mama, Dee, and Maggie. Mama and Maggie are waiting for Dee to come home.

Summary - Charming Billy

ar47329 — 2024-01-30 18:22:33 UTC

In the beginning of the story, he's a brand new soldier as the Private First class. On his first day he is very nervous. Later on in the story he goes over to the sea, where it's a more safe enjoinment. Then, he talks about Billy and how he died of a heart attack due to fear. He later can't stop laughing about it, even when the others try to shush him.

Charming Billy

eg23739 — 2024-01-30 18:22:53 UTC

Billy is a Private First Class character in the military. Billy dies from a heart attack and the narrator tells the story about how they are trying to make it to sea. Throughout the whole story, Billy is very unserious, laughing and joking about everything.

Everyday Use

cl33598 — 2024-01-30 18:35:36 UTC

The main events in everyday use, the main character, Mama, is visited by her oldest daughter Wangero (Dee). She finds out Dee rejects her family name. This shows their troubled relationship and Maggie seems favored over. Mama must also meet her partner but is questionable about him. Mama also questions Dee's entitled behavior toward certain heirlooms.

Everyday use

cb19721 — 2024-01-30 18:39:20 UTC

Mama is visited by her oldest daughter, Dee. Dee doesn't want the family name. Maggie seems to be favored over Dee. Mama tries to involve Maggie and Dee.

Everyday Use

ss15949 — 2024-01-30 18:42:18 UTC

-Meet the narrator (Mama)

-Talks about how she wants to be on TV

-Meet the main character Dee (daughter)

-Mama is jealous of Dee's education and wants the same for Maggie.

Charming Billy

mg23071 — 2024-01-30 18:43:16 UTC

The author is describing what life was like during the war and how they did things. Paul and the other soldiers talk about Billy and how they missed him and how they couldn't believe that he was dead because of a heart attack while they were in the middle of a war. Of all things, he dies of a heart attack. Paul doesn't want to be there, and how he wants to be at home with his family and go camping with his dad again

everyday use

sf47315 — 2024-01-30 18:47:45 UTC

everyday use follows the main character, mama, and the main point in the story is her oldest daughter visiting her and her daughter rejecting the family name and acts suspicious about family heirlooms

summary Everyday Use

is23042 — 2024-01-30 18:49:19 UTC

The short story follows a family of 3, Maggie, Dee, and their mother Mama. It begins with Mama and Maggie waiting for Dee's arrival. Dee and Mama have their differences and Mama resents Dee's success. Maggie also has an interesting relationship with Dee. Mama dreams of her and Dee bonding and going on television but in reality their relationship is a bit wishy-washy. After Dee has arrived and been introduced, she mentions her changing her name and also introduces her new partner, whom Mama is questionable about. Conflict later begins between Maggie and Dee while Mama is trying to include them both. They begin to argue over the quilts that were promised to Maggie.

First Class Paul Berlin

ds19329 — 2024-01-30 18:50:30 UTC

During a war, a platoon of twenty-six solider enter into the war zone. Paul Berline solider with a rifle pretends he is not with him is scared because this is his first to war.
He met a solider named Mine's Toby who become like a friend to Paul
Paul can't stop laughing under enormous amount of stress.

Billy is a private in the military. It is there first day and their very scared. Paul is telling the story of his friend Billy who died of an heart attack. But this story is about Paul and how he distracted himself during the war and how he felt.

ey19752 — 2024-01-30 18:58:00 UTC

Charming Billy

mh19819 — 2024-01-30 18:58:57 UTC

"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" is a short story that revolves around a soldier named First Class Paul Berlin during the Vietnam War. Paul and other soldiers talk about Billy and how they missed him. Paul doesn't want to be there and he wants to go home.

Everyday Use

gs26544 — 2024-01-30 19:57:56 UTC

Mama talks about herself and raising Dee
Explains how Dee affected the family
Dee comes back home, changed by the outside world

Everyday use

jm22475 — 2024-01-30 20:15:53 UTC

Mama's firstborn daughter Dee does not have a good relationship with her and Dee, has left home and started a new life and has a new perspective. Dee is visiting her mom who is not as into the outside world as Dee is, also Mama's youngest daughter Maggie feels ashamed because she knows how Dee is so different from them now. Mama shows Favorite a little in Maggie over Dee. Mama tries to make it fairer for both without having favorites anymore.

"Where Have You Gone Charming Billy" is a short story about a PFC named Paul Berlin in the Vietnam War. In the story there is also a person who was named Billy who died of a heart attack before the start of the story hence the name charming Billy.

jt54120 — 2024-02-02 18:11:59 UTC