Smile
“Smile”
In the short story, Everyday Use” the author Alice Walker uses symbolism to convey a message to her readers. A symbol is “something that stands for or represents something else, especially an object used to represent something abstract.” (Handout) Many different heritages’ have material things passed through their family from generation to generation. Many people show appreciation for things in different ways, and there are people in each family who do not appreciate the items of their heritage at all. Alice Walker uses her own feelings about her heritage throughout the story.
“Everyday Use” begins with Momma Johnson and her daughter Maggie, waiting at home for a visit from her oldest daughter Dee. Dee went away to school with the money Momma and the church raised. Momma and Maggie on the other hand, have never left home. Their first home burned down to the ground ten to twelve years earlier. From that fire, Maggie was severely burned and it has made......
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