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The Preservation Of Heritage In Everyday Use By Alice Walker

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In Alice Walker 's "Everyday Use" the message abut the preservation of heritage, specifically African American, is very clear. Walker believes that a person 's heritage should be a dynamic part of the culture from which it arose. Walker was born in Eatonton,Georgia to sharecroppers (her parents). Walker, as well as other analyst, demonstrated why readers ' heritage should be accepted. Walker based this short story on a poor family in Georgia. The main characters were Maggie, Dee, and Ms.Johnson(Mama). Maggie was portrayed as a shy girl whereas 'Dee wanted the nice things.A yellow organdy dress t wear to her graduation to high school;black pumps to match a green suit somebody gave me (Mama)."(White) After being severely burned
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