Symbols
Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level.
What is a symbol?
The reason Maggie feels homely and ashamed of herself.
What is "because she was severely burned in a house fire"?
The author's central idea or main message about life.
What is the theme?
The narrator and mother
Who is Mama
A symbol can be one of these things.
What is an object, animal, event, person, or place?
Mama's sister's real name.
What is "Dicie"?
A major theme that has to do with how one is raised as well as the heirlooms that represent family.
What is heritage?
She is scarred from the fire that burned down the house.
Who is Maggie?
The setting of "Everyday Use" which is also a symbol.
What is the yard?
Mama could be described as this.
What is masculine?
The theme that represents the opportunity that was given to Dee that Mama or Maggie never had that separated Dee from her family and her true self.
What is an education?
She believes she has found her true heritage.
Who is Dee?
A private space free of regret, an extension of the house, a place of freedom and comfort.
What is the yard?
A theme that is understood through the writer's diction, language construction, and literary devices.
What is implied theme?
This represents the importance of family and the connection of generations.
What is the quilt?
Dee (Wangero) wanting to preserve the quilts by hanging them on the wall instead of them being used like they were intended is this type of figurative language.
What is irony?
A theme that is clearly stated by the writer.
What is explicit theme?
Has false sense of identity.
Who is Wangero?