Attached Files: ?Everyday_Use.pdf ??????????????(448.647 KB)?

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?Everyday_Use.pdf ??????????????(448.647 KB)?

“Everyday Use” is a short story by Alice Walker, the author of?The Color Purple.?These ?are both famous African-American feminist literary works. Alice Walker ?credits Zora Nell?Hurston,?a famous African-American literary figure and ?scholar that spent her final years in nearby Fort Pierce, Florida.?Back ?in the late 1970s, Alice Walker found the unkempt grave of Zora Nell ?Hurston and had everything totally restored to honor this forgotten ?African-American feminist hero and literary icon.
Please ?read the story carefully and enjoy the characters in action! Following ?the reading, please produce a written response to the following ?questions and submit through the blackboard assignment portal.?Do the ?best you can the questions and we will also discuss in SEC Live!
1.?Briefly describe the characters and action. There are three women and one man. Provide brief character sketches for all four.
2. ?The quilt?is an example of symbolism in the story.?What does the quilt ?represent? Describe the symbolic significance of the quilt.
3.?Why ?is mama narrating the story? Of all three women, who might be best to ?narrate the story? Do you have any theories as to what Alice Walker ?might be trying to achieve by having mama narrate the story?
4.?Can ?you identify any autobiographical elements in the story??In other ?words, other any real life similarities to the life of Alice Walker?
5.?Why could this work be considered feminist literature?