Reread the introduction and conclusion to the story. Why do you think Walker chose to begin and end the story in the fashion she did? What do these sections reveal about the narrator, Mama?

ANSWER FOR PLATO:
The story opens with a description of the yard, which is like “an extended living room” where “anyone can come and sit and look up into the elm tree and wait for the breezes that never come inside the house.” This description shows that Mama and her daughter Maggie share a comfortable relationship with their home and their surroundings. Maggie’s reaction to her sister who “has held life always in the palm of one hand” and is not used to hearing the word no also helps readers picture Dee.

As the story ends, a dejected and frustrated Dee chides her mother and sister for not “understanding” their heritage. She also sneers at Maggie, telling her to “make something of” herself. She doesn’t seem to realize Mama and Maggie are satisfied living in their home amid their ancestors’ heirlooms and memories and so already possess the identity that she lacks. As Mama says:

After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. And then the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed.

In this way, Alice Walker shows the reader that Mama understands her family tradition and heritage better than Dee does.

Hello. You forgot to mention that this question is about "Everyday Use".

Alice Walker decided to start and end the story the way she did it, to show that issues of ancestry are taken up by different people in different ways. Furthermore, it shows that, although Mama, there is no Dee in this respect, Mama's knowledge of her ancestry, race and tradition is greater and more complete than Dee's.

Explanation:

At the beginning of "Everyday Use", we are introduced to a narrative that shows a certain harmony between Mama and Maggie, in relation to their current lives. They are comfortable with their lives, with their locations and with their assets. The narrative shows that not everyone feels the same way, since it presents Dee in a more rebellious and impetuous way.

At the end of the story, the narrative no longer supports this atmosphere of harmony, as it shows Dee saddened by her situation and disgusted that her mother and sister, for not acting like her with regard to the memory of their ancestors and the identity of race they have. However, all the characters are aware of the ancestry and the weight it has in their lives, however, each one deals with it differently.

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