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summarized from “everyday use” by alice walker the narrator knows that dee had hated the house. she wonders why dee doesn’t celebrate as the house burns down. the narrator remembers how the church her raise enough money to send dee to school in augusta. the narrator says that dee always got what she wanted. for example, she got a nice graduation dress and a pair of black shoes to match a suit. in the narrator’s opinion, dee was a stubborn teenager with a mind of her own. the narrator was not educated. her school was closed after second grade, but she doesn’t know why. maggie reads to her, although she struggles because she can’t see well.
why didn’t the narrator get an education?

she couldn’t see well.

her house burned down.

her school was closed.

she didn’t have money.

C. her school was closed

Explanation:

Her school was closed.

Explanation:

Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" is a short story about the lives of three women, Mama Johnson and her daughters Dee and Maggie. The story revolves around the theme of survival and differing approaches to their African heritage.

The narrator Mrs. Johnson mentioned that she did not study further as her school was closed, but which she has no idea about. After the second grade, she and every colored person had to be silent and not question everything. And so, without questioning why the school was closed and also not ask too much questions, she just accepted things as it is.

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