"Everyday Use" is a short story written by Alice Walker and published in 1973. The story is narrated from the point of view of Mama. She is a big-boned woman and a loving mother who has two daughters, Dee and Maggie. Dee is the older and educated daughter and Maggie is shy and she lives with her mother.
Dee and her mother are alike in the sense that both have lived their heritage and are educated through living.