In author Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use,” her character, Dee Johnson (later called Wanjero), is well explained to the audience by Walker’s use of characterization to show that Dee is educated, exacting, and entitled. Walker makes sure Dee’s knowledgeable behavior is kept as it is a core part of the story. For example, she went to college, unlike the rest of her family as shown by her knowledge on African American history. She has also “...burned us with knowledge,” according to her mother. In addition to that, Dee constantly displays her exacting ways. Most notably being the end of the story where Dee demands for her grandma's quilt despite the fact they have already been promised to Maggie. She also demands to be called by her