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EverydayUseforYourGrandmamaInordertounderstandthispassagebetter,wecanwatchamovie---TheColorofPurple1909()EverydayUseforYourGrandmamaCharacters:Maggie:ashy,youngwomanmadeevenmoreself-conciousbyscarsshegotinahousefireyearsago.Shehasn`thasmuchformaleducationbuthaslearnedtraditionalskills,suchasquilting,fromherfamiliy.Mama(Mrsjohnson):thenarratorofthestory.Sheisamiddle-agedorevenolderAfricanAmericanwomanlivingwithheryoungerdaugter,Maggie.Athoughpoor,sheisstrongandindependent,andtakesgreatprideinherwayoflife.Dee(Wangero):DeeisMama`solderdaugher.Sheisattractive,well-educatedandsophisticated.Moreover,sheisselfishandshemayevenhascausedthefirethatdisfiguredhersister.Mama(Mrsjohnson)calledherDeeorWangero.Asalamalakim:ayoungmuslimmanwhoaccompaniesDeeonhervisit.Mama,unabletopronouncehisname,calledhimHakim-a-Baber.Themuslimgreetinghegivestohermeanspeaceandhappinesstoyou.ThismaybeironicbecausetheirvisitdisturbsthepeacefullivesofMaggieandMama.TherelationshipbetweenhimandDeeisunknown.Hemaybeafriend,aboyfriend,husbandorspiritualadviser.Maincontent:ThestorybeginswhenthemotherandMaggiewaitforDeetocomebackhome.Deegoesbackhomewithherlover.Sheasksforsometraditionalhouseholdappliances,especiallytwooldquiltsmadebytheirgrandma.Themotherrefuses.Instead,shesendsthetwoquiltstoMaggie.Deeleavesangrily.Inhereyes,twooldquilts()aretheculturalheritageofblacks.Maggieinheritstheblacktraditionandsheshouldownthem.Thetext:I.para1-2Theprelude:thethreefamilymembers.II.Para3-16Themothersrecollections/flashback:thethreepersonsrelationshipsmother;Maggie;DeeIII.Para17-82TheprocessofDeegoingbackhome.Detailedstudyofthetext:Paragraph1---16:Paragraph1:1,...MaggieandImadesocleanandwavy...(wavy:ItshowsthatMaggieandMamahadmadecarefullypreparationsforthearrivalofDee.)2,Itislikeaextendedlivingroom.(extended:enlarged,prolonged.Expressionswithextend:extendedfamily)Paragraph2:1,```homelyandashamedoftheburnscarsdownherarmsandlegs...(homely:laterwewillknowhowshegotthescar,sothatisasuspense.)2,shethinkshersisterhasheldlifealways...tosaytoher.(shethinkthathersisterhasalwayshadafirmcontrolofherlifeandthatshecanalwayshaswhatshewant.)(paraphrase)Theroleofthefirsttwoparagraph:itdescribestheplaceandmaincharacters.Paragraph3:1,totter:Backstage:Paragraph4:1,JohnnyCarson:heisfamousforsuchTVprograms,OnTVhewasasportymanwithgrayhairandasmilingface.Paragraph5:1,Inreallifeiamalarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-workinghands.(thatmeansMamawasatypicalblackworkingwoman.)2,Myfatkeepsmehotinzeroweather.(becauseIamfat,Ifeelhoteveninfreezingweather.)(paraphrase)3,Iamthewaymydaughter...anuncookedbarelypancake.(thissentencetellsthatDeewasashamedofhismotherasawoking-classblackwoman.)4,JohnnyCarsonhasmuchtodo...wittytongue.(johnneycarsonhasawittyandglibtongue.Butioutdohimandsohehastotryhardifhewantstocatchupwithme.)(paraphrase)5,,whoeverknewaJohnsonwithaquicktongue?(thatisarhetoricalquestion.TheobviousansweristhatnooneintheJohnsonfamilyhasaquicktongue.)Paragraph6:1,Itseemstomeihavetalkedtothemalwayswithonefootraised...fromthem.(Iamreadytoleaveasquicklyaspossiblebecauseofdiscomfort,nervousness,timidity,etc,andturnmyheadawayfromtheminordertoavoidthemasmuchaspossibleforthesamereason.)paraphrase)2,Shewouldalwayslookanyoneintheeye.(shewouldalwayslookatsomebodydirectlyandsteadily,notfeelingembarrassedorashamed.)paraphrase)Paragraph91,haveyoueverseenalameanimal...tobekindtohim?herethenarratorcomparesMaggietoaninjuredandpitifulanimal.2,shehasbeenlikethis,chinonchest,eyesonground..totheground.(Maggiehasbeenveryshyeversincethefiredestoryedourotherhouse.Sheissoshythatsheneverraisesherheadoreyeswhenlookingatandtalkingtopeople,andsheisalwaysfeelsoneverousandrestlessthatsheisunabletostandstill.)Paragraph10,1,DeeislighterthanMaggie..,(lightermeansthecolorofone`sskin,notweight.)2,AndDee.(anellipticalsentence,meaningandtherewasDee)3,shehadhatedthehousethatmuch.(soshewasgladtoseeitburndown.ThisshowsDeeisashamedofherfamily.)Paragraph111,sheusedtoreadtouswithoutpity,forcing...underneathhervoice.(ThenarratorimpliesthatthebooksDeereadtothemwerewrittenbywhitepeopleandfulloftheirlanguageandideas,falsehoodsandtheirwayoflife.)2,shewashedusinariverof...needtoknow.(sheimposedonuslotsoffalsityandso-calledknowledgethatwastotallyuselessandirrelevanttous.)paraphrase)Paragraph121,hereyelidswouldnotflickerforminutesatatime.itshowsthatDeewasundaunted,withastrongcharacter.Shewouldlookatanybodysteadilyandintentlyforalongtime.2,OftenIfoughtoffthetempationtoshakeher.(OftenIwantedsomuchtoshakeher,butIrestrainedmyself.)3,Atsixteenshehadastyleofherown,andknewwhatstylewas.(shehadherownuniquewayofdoingthingatanearlyage,shealsoknowwhatisfashion.Thatmeanssheistotallydifferentfromhersister.)Paragraph131,shestumblesalonggood-naturedly...(sheoftenmakesmistakeswhilereading,butneverloseshergoodtemper.)2,likegoodlooksandmoney,quicknesspassedherby.(shewashomelyandpoor.Besidesshewasnotsmart.)paraphrase)Paragraph141,whendidDeeeverhadanyfriends?(arhetoricalquestionthatmeansDeeneverreallyhadanyfriend.)Paragraph151,furtive:Hisfurtivebehaviouraroused