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1、ThecharacterofDeeofEverydayUseforYourGrandmammaDeeisoneofthethreemajorcharactersinEverydayUseforyourgrandmamma.Throughthewriter’svividanddelicatedescription,wereadersseeanimpressiveDee.AlotofcommentariesonDeeleavereaderstheimpressionthatDeeisaselfish,vain,snobbishg
2、irlwithoutanylovetowardsherfamily.However,Idonotagree.Onthecontrary,inmyeyes,DeeisaperfectcharacterthewriterAliceWalkerpraiseshighly.ComparedwithhersisterMaggie,whoisconservativeandself-inferiorandhermother,whostickstothetraditionalblackculture,Deehasthespiritofdar
3、ingtoloveandhate.Sheisbrave,independent,andself-reliant.Shedarestopursuewhatshewants.Shealwaysknowshergoalsandwillendeavortorealizethembyallmeans.Justashermamatellsus“atsixteenshehadastyleofherown;andknewwhatstylewas.”Deeismyfavorablecharacterintermsofthecomparison
4、withMrs.JohnsonandMaggie.Mrs.Johnson,thenarratorofthestory,introducesherselfas“alarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-workinghands.”Sheisphysicallystrongbutmentallyweak.Firstly,sheisafancydreamer.Shedreamsonedaysheandhertwodaughtersareinthespotlightandreceiveapplausefr
5、omthewhite.EventhefamousJohnCarson“hasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwittytongue.”However,sheisjustdreamingandnotcourageousenoughtorealizeitbecausewhatshedemandsissolittlethatit’seasytosatisfyher,evenhershabbysocalledhouse.Sheconsiderstheworldasawhite-dominatingone,
6、butnotherandthosepeople.Dee,though.Sheisnotadreamer,butadoer.Sheneverdreamsbuteverendeavorstorealizehermama’sdream.Shewantstoplayonthisstagesetbythewhite.Forher,lifeisnotaboutwhatitwas,butwhatitwillbe.Unlikehermamawhohasalreadyaccustomedtounfairnessanddiscriminatio
7、nofsociety,shehasclearlyrealizedthesituationofherfamily,herrace,andevenherdestiny.AliceWalkerisaleaderintheBlackPowerMovement,andconsequently,whatshecalledforisnevertotakethingsastheycome,nortosubmit,buttoawaken,tofight,andtochangetheblack’sdestiny.Secondly,atfront
8、ofthewhite,sheisshy,ashamed,andself-inferior---“ItseemstomeIhavetalkedtothemalwayswithonefootraisedinflight,withmyheadturnedinwhicheverwayisfarth
