Answer:
1. Eye contact
2. Quilts
3. The house
4. Dee
5. Maggie
6. The yard (Mama's yard)
7. Mama
8. The bench
Explanation:
1. Eye contact: This speaks about how the characters in "Everyday Use" interact or create some level of powers.
2. Quilts: This is owned by the family and was sewn by Maggie and Dee's grandmother. It became the something the family started struggling to inherit.
3. The house: It simply shows the family's heritage and the comfort they derive. Also, it shows the trauma developed in that histroy.
4. Dee: He symbolizes success, lack of remembrance and carebof the history of the ancestors.
5. Maggie: Represents respect and passion for the past.
6. The yard: This represents a private place that is void of regrets and shortcomings that are seen in Mama's life.
7. Mama: She represents a symbol of living history.
8. The bench: It represents an heritage for Dee.
"Everyday Use" is short story by Alice Walker. It tells about the differences of Mrs. Johnson and her daughter Maggie who still held on to traditional black culture found in the South and her educated daughter, Dee who finds a new identity.
