PROMPT: Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” was written at a particular mo

PROMPT:
Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” was written at a particular moment in history, when, for the first time, a young generation of black Americans were demonstrating pride in their African roots and attempting to connect to that part of their identity. Alice Walker was herself an activist, but this story is not about the civil rights or black power movements. Rather, it’s about a mother learning to see her two daughters clearly for perhaps the first time. 
Select one of the following topics and write a well-developed paragraph or two in response. Please use at least one supporting detail from each text in your answer.
If there are topics below which have not been selected by the time you begin to write, please choose from among them. When you respond to your classmates, choose at least one post written in response to a topic different from your own. Your instructor has the right to tell students that a certain question has been answered by too many students and is now off-limits, so watch the announcements board for updates.
What is the symbolic significance of the quilt in this story (you should begin with the quilt, but need not stop there) ?
Which sister does Walker seem to feel most sympathy for, and why?
How is the title of the story related to Mama’s epiphany at the end of the story? What is that epiphany?
Based on the events of the story, what would you say Walkers theory of art might be? [Think about how Dee plans to use the items she is removing from her mother’s home].