Alice Walker s everyday use

Johnny's point of view to make it easier for us, the readers, to understand the plot or purpose of the story. Alice Walker wants us to know more about Mrs.. Johnny's background, a hard working black single mother of two from back then (asses). She struggled all her life for her two daughters, Dee and Maggie; both very different from each other. Mrs..Johnson is brutally honest when describing her two daughters and even herself. She calls herself a â€Å"large, big-boned woman with rough man-working hands†. Often comparing herself to a man doing masculine things because of how hard she works on her property, she kills and cleans hogs, wearing flannel pajamas and overalls †¦ All these reflect a strong, capable and independent mother, even though she lacks of certain education. If the story was to be told from a neutral third person point of view there wouldn't be much of an impact to the theme of the story, heritage.You have Mrs.. Johnson who feels strong about her heritage and Dee who tries to disguise It with the new persona she's created. Coming from a neutral point of view you wouldn't get a feel on how strongly Mrs.. Johnson feels about her heritage since It's not coming from her directly. Details would also be left out, like how Mrs.. Johnson describes herself and a true explanation on the connection she has with her daughters. If the story would have been told from Deed's point of view, we had missed all this Information from Mrs..Johnny's heritage (black woman heritage). Dee Is a very educated, arrogant, selfish, and a determined person. Her knowledge and education has only been used to put other people down, Like she did with her mom, sister and friends. Dee changed her own name to Wanders; she said that she felt oppressed by the people who first name her. Dee didn't even remember where her name came from, or her uncle's names who she still showed some kind of respect for when she remembered him carve the butter chum from a tree they used to h ave.Dee reflects those people who reject their own roots. When Wanders and Yakima-a- barber got to Mrs.. Johnny's home, they seemed Like strangers that didn't belong there. They behaved worse than Ignorant tourists, snapping pictures and getting Intrigued by Mrs.. Johnson and Magpie's rustic realism Like In a documentary, Instead of honoring and embracing the hard work of their own people, their own family. Everyday Use by Alice Walker Mrs.. Johnson who feels strong about her heritage and Dee who tries to disguise it oldest get a feel on how strongly Mrs..Johnson feels about her heritage since it's all this information from Mrs.. Johnny's heritage (black woman heritage). Dee is a education has only been used to put other people down, like she did with her mom, barber got to Mrs.. Johnny's home, they seemed like strangers that didn't belong there. They behaved worse than ignorant tourists, snapping pictures and getting intrigued by Mrs.. Johnson and Magpie's rustic realism like in a documentary, instead