“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

Requirements: 750+ word, three credible sources plus the story

This paper will demonstrate your ability to respond to a reading with a central idea supported by relevant, adequate, and varied evidence.

It will ask you to research a specific topic about a short story. You will then incorporate that research into your paper using it to support your thesis. Your sources must be presented and documented in correct MLA format.

This is a formal paper that means you should review the material on essay and essay writing.

Discuss how the differences in meaning and importance the three characters place on the quilt and family heirlooms in Everyday Use by Alice Walker.