Everyday Use Lesson

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Everyday Use


Alice Walker

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.


The Basic Plot

When?1927, 1949, 1960’s

Where?American Countryside


The Basic Plot

Who?Mrs. Johnson, Maggie

Dee (Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo)

What?Sister comes home for visit


The Basic Plot

Why?Recapture her roots

How?Take keepsakes back to city


How do the main characters feel about each other?How does Maggie feel about Dee?How does Dee feel about Maggie?How does Mrs. Johnson feel about both girls?


“Let Me Be Myself”

3 Doors Down


Song Excerpt

I guess I just got lostBeing someone elseI tried to kill the painNothing ever helpedI left myself behindSomewhere along the wayHoping to come back aroundTo find myself someday


I'll never find my heartBehind someone elseI'll never see the light of dayLiving in this cellIt's time to make my wayInto the world I knewTake back all of these timesThat I gave in to you


Lately I'm so tired of waiting for youTo say that it's ok but tell mePlease, would you one timeJust let me be myselfSo I can shine with my own lightLet me be myself

Would you let me be myself?


Who Would Sing This Song?


Are the Johnson’s rich or poor?Does Dee have money?How do Dee and Maggie differ?Why did Dee change her name?Why is that ironic?



The Butter Churn




What is the butter churn used for?Why is it important to Mrs. Johnson?What does Dee want it for?Why is it important to her?Did Mrs. Johnson want to give the dasher to Dee? Did she give it?



The Quilts




What are the quilts used for?Why are they important to Mrs. Johnson?What does Dee want them for?Why are they important to her?Did Mrs. Johnson want to give those quilts to Dee? Did she give them?


What did Dee do when she didn’t get what she wanted?How does the story end?What is the main idea of the story?



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Everyday Use Lesson