Character Analysis of Dee Johnson in Everyday Use by Alice Walker Essa

Alice Walker crafts the character of Dee Johnson in the short story Everyday using up in a clever way. Starting from the first paragraph, Walker creates an photo of Dee, who at first seems very shallow. Dee then becomes a more intricate character as the story progresses. Blessed with both brains and beauty, Dee emerges as mortal who is still struggling with her identity and heritage. Dee is a flat character, who is described as arrogant and selfish. Through the eyes of Dee, one can see her self-loving nature. Dee is portrayed as a light-skinned black person who feels as though she is better than everyone else because her waist is small, her skin is light, she has a nice tick of hair, and she is somewhat educated. Although she may be educated when it comes to college, she is not educated w...