Friday, 16 December 2016

What meaning does the title "Everyday Use" have in connection with the story's events? a. Quilts should be hung to look pretty b. Things made to...

In the story,
the phrase everyday use originates from Dee, who criticized her sister because in her opinion,
the sister did not perceive the true value of the quilts and would instead destroy them by using
them for their intended purpose. Dees plan for the quilts was to preserve them as cultural
symbols, by only displaying the quilts instead of destroying them by putting the items to use.
In this regard the closest answer is D using things every single day wears them
out.
The answer captures the context of Dees criticism of her sisters backward
lifestyle. Dee suggested that by using the quilts their true value would be lost because they
would be destroyed.

Maggie cant appreciate these quilts!
she says, Shed probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.


Dee arrived back home a changed woman, she was dressed in an
African attire and changed her name to fit her African roots. She intended to take a quilt woven
by her grandmother but bequeathed to her sister, Maggie. Her Mother, Mrs. Johnson, declined her
request, to which Dee responded that her sister would put the quilts to Everyday use
insinuating that her sister did not know the value of the quilts and so would end up destroying
them.

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