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S14 Homework

S14 Homework

Q Click the link above to submit the following assignment (Word document with the title of your story included). Consider your chosen short story. Keep in mind that every author writes to make a point, to promote a position, a set of beliefs or values. Answer the questions below and defend with examples from the text what YOU see (not what someone on the Internet sees): What is the conflict (basic tension, predicament, or challenge) in this story? What part of the plot do you see the drama intensifying? What part of the story do you believe is the climax? What do you see as the falling action/resolution of conflict in the story? Describe the setting of the story and whether it involves public/private places, possessions, outdoor places, cultural/historical circumstances. Do you see any symbolism, allegory, or allusion in the story? If so, what?

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1. What is the conflict (basic tension, predicament, or challenge) in this story? The basic tension of “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is the problem between the elder and the younger daughter. The elder daughter Dee is always demanding, whereas the younger one, Maggie, feels under confident and nervous in the presence of Dee. Dee is dominant, which cultivates a sense of defeat in Maggie, and the mother’s inability to maintain a balance between the two gives rise to the tension in the story.