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Everyday Use – by Alice Walker

Everyday Use brought the readers an insightful dimension in seeing African’s art - quilt. As Quilts are expensive handmade artwork, the public normally neglects the meanings they carry and sees them as something “beautifully crafted� and “classy�. Sadly, in Everyday Use, Walker hinted that some Africans were also ignorant about the significances of quilts.

Walker’s ideas were depicted through Dee’s behaviours and the subtle use of dialogues. For instance, Dee suddenly changed her name to Wangero (a seemingly more “African� feeling name) because she overlooked that her name was came from her great grandmother and believed that Dee was not “African� enough. Besides, Dee saw the quilt as “old-fashioned� and “out of style� when she was young. Yet, after knowing the economic value of the quilt, she immediately switched her descriptions to “priceless� and even feared that the quilt would be “in rags� if it was......

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