1. Literature Analysis - Girl and Everyday Use
Rather than admiring her mother's simple and honest lifestyle, Dee (Wangero) turns her back on these traditions by now embracing what she believes is her heritage , ironically denying her real background and the people who sacrificed to send her off to get a college education as Momma states that she used to think that Dee hated Maggie but that was "before we raised the money, the church and me, to send [Dee] to Augusta to school" (Walker 328). ... This can clearly be seen when she instructs the girl to "never sing benna in Sunday school", an outdated and rather provoc...
- Word Count: 1588
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate