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Different Views in Everyday Use In the story of “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker the narrator told the story in a wonderful way. She was simple and I feel she gave a fair and just description of each character in the story. Her words put picture perfect description of the character in the reader’s head. One example of this is when she gives a description of herself and said “I am a large big-boned …

…self-conscious compared to a character like Dee who is very involved in herself and has much more self-confidence. Dee wears elaborate clothing and seems much more involved in herself than any of the other characters. When I read the line, “Dee wanted nice things”, it showed me she seemed to very self-absorbed. (73) If she decided to tell the story in would very one sided. I feel the story is best told the way it is.