Comparison Paper ("Everyday Use" and "Graduation in Stamps") Can you imagine being black and poor in the early 1970's? The stories, "Everyday Use," written by Alice Walker and "Graduation in Stamps," written by Maya Angelou are both centered on this setting. Walker's work, "Everyday Use," is an emotive story that tells of a mother with two daughters, who had lived a very arduous life. Her older daughter, Dee, resented her upbringing and couldn't wait to …showed first 75 words of 1096 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1096 total…readers a view of the different lifestyles their characters lived. Walker and Angelou's use of imagery permitted the readers to build pictures in their minds of the things that their characters saw on an everyday basis. Their use of satire pointed out the characters faults. And lastly, their use of theme illustrated lessons to be learned for the characters as well as the readers. WORKS CITED Angelou, Maya. "Graduation in Stamps." 1970. Walker, Alice. "Everyday Use." 1973.