Essay Questions:

In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," the perspectives of a mother and daughter living in a rural community conflict with those of another daughter who has experienced a different culture and learned a new cultural language. Describe the diverse cultures and language patterns represented in the story. in your response, compose a clear organized paragraph with at least eight sentences that offer two examples of cultural difference and two examples of diverse language patterns.

In "The Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard dies from what the narrator calls "joy that kills." Explain, in a clear organized paragraph with at least eight sentences, the irony of that ending phrase.