Question

In the "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker

Questions:
1.Why does Dee demand to take various household objects with her to decorate her apartment?

2.What is the conflict in the story and how was it resolved?

3.At the end of the story, who does not understand the meaning of heritage?

Please need the answer badly​

Answer 1

Answer:

In her short story “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker takes up what is a recurrent theme in her work: the representation of the harmony as well as the conflicts and struggles within African-American culture. “Everyday Use” focuses on an encounter between members of the rural Johnson family.

2) The main conflict of the story "Everyday Use" is that Dee wants the quilt to show off with her friends, but mama wants to give the quilt to Maggie, because she thinks Maggie will "use" it everyday; not just showing off their heritage everyday.The external conflict lies between the contentment to live a stereotyped existence by the Johnson family and Dee's rebellion to embrace change.