Compare and contrast the symbolism of the quilts and the butter churn for Mama and Dee.

PROMPT

For your
first essay you will write on Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”. Compare
and contrast the symbolism of the quilts and the butter churn for Mama and
Dee.

LOGISTICS
A.
Formatting
1.
NO
FIRST PERSON – no “I”, “Me”, etc
2.
NO
SECOND PERSON – no “You”, “Your”, etc
2.
Proper
margins, etc. (see the OWL Purdue Website for the proper MLA formatting)

B. Citations within and a Works Cited
page
1.
You
must cite “Everyday Use” within the essay and in the works cited (even though
that is the ONLY source you will use)
2.
See
your book or the OWL Purdue Website for how to cite
C. Audience
1.
Your
audience is your academic peers
2.
You
can assume that your reader is familiar with the story
3.
You
should avoid slang, cliches, and idioms
C. Other
1.
750-1200
words, not including the works cited page
2.
You
are only using “Everyday Use” in this essay
3.
Uploaded
as either a PDF or Word Document – Essays in any other format will receive a 0

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