Symbolism is a technique that the author uses to bring out the main importance of an object, but more emphasized details are extracted in the use of it. Alice Walker uses quilts, for example, to symbolize a "woman bond" (Spark Notes), a relationship between women, which would be passed down from generation to generation. In this story, symbolism plays an important role which makes it more attracted to the eyes of the reader. Characters like the following: Mama Johnson, Dee, and Maggie all symbolize a multiplicity of different things that happened and/or happened in the 1950s and 1960s. The characters and the quilt are combined together even though you as the reader cannot see it. The patches are intertwined with the characters and everything fits together like a puzzle and brings its own role into the quilt. The quilt will be generated in sections that each character has a patch and has its own story. For better understanding you will be given a short summary and it will be in chronological order. The summary is composed of a mother who had two daughters; one was burned, but only scarred, during a house fire at the time of the civil rights movement and the other has always received spa treatments, from a great education to always get what his eyes and his needs desire. Dee, the sophisticated one, decided to visit her mother and sister after being away from college for a while; she returned not with the intention of spending time with them, but just to bring back a couple of everyday objects as "works of art," as she calls them. Little did Dee know that every single thing she wanted to own as a work of art was passed down from Mama Johnson's generation to Maggie's and her Garcia4 as a representation of t... middle of paper... basically openness and understanding of symbolism. Works Cited Eshbaugh, Ruth. "A Literary Analysis of Alice Walker's Short Story 'EverydayUse'." YAHOO! VOICES. YAHOO, Inc., August 21, 2008. Web. March 17, 2014. Researchomatic Editors. "Alice Walker's Themes and Symbols of Everyday Use." Researchman. Np, May 2011. Web. March 17, 2014. Velazquez, Juan R. “Characterization and Symbolism in Alice Walker's 'EverydayUse'.” Lone star. Np, nd Web. March 17, 2014.Walker, Alice. "Daily use." Heritage of American literature. Ed. James E. Miller. vol. 2. Austin: Harcourt Brace Jovanivich, 1991. 714. Print.White, David. “ 'Everyday Use': Defining African-American Heritage. ”Luminarium. Anniina Jokinen, September 19, 2002. Web. March 17, 2014. Write the editors of the work. “Symbolism in everyday use by Alice Walker.” WriteWork.Np, May 2006. Web. 17 March 2014.