Everyday Use Short Story

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Tap. I closed my MacBook, thinking about the short story I just read, named “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. The family in “Everyday Use” and my family are filled with people who are the same but, are also different like our personalities, relationships, and values. The family in “Everyday Use” has only one mother and two daughters; one named Maggie and the other named Dee. Both of the daughters are like two members of my family: my sister Ursula, who is like Dee; rude, confident, traditional, and smart. Maggie and I are the opposite; we are both shy, timid, scarred, and homely like a “lame animal” who always has its tail between it’s legs and head always facing down. Everyone has relationships but they can friendly, mean, or loving. Maggie

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