Essay on Everyday Use

Pg 424 #2 Consider a short story in which the narrator is the central character, “Everyday Use” (Chapter 2). Write an essay showing how the language of the narrator affects your attitudes toward him or her (that is, your sympathy for the narrator, your interest in the narrative, your feelings toward the other characters and what they do). Be sure to emphasize the relationship between the narrator’s language and your responses. The narrator describes herself as “a …

…she thought Dee was going take the quilts. At the end of the story the narrator makes a point to tell me that her and Maggie sat on the porch enjoying a “dip of snuff“, not watching the sunset, or rocking in the chairs, but dipping. This gives a very down to earth, 3 country picture letting the reader know that Maggie and Mama liked the way they were and did not agree with Dees opinions. 4