Part one of term paper
Why does the beaten man rise after a fight? What is there to keep a poor man going? What made Everyday Use by Alice Walker so compelling? The answer to all these questions is pride. Pride is often shown in a bad light. One of the first images that pops in my head at the mention of pride is horrible little Nellie Olson from Little House on the ...

Part two of term paper
... Without pride a person becomes shy and unable to handle simple gatherings of people. To much pride or a false sense of it can cause an individual to become unbearable. Most importantly healthy sense of pride gives us the courage we need to interact with others. It is the need for pride and what it or the lack of it can cause that is so beautifully communicated to the reader in Everyday Use. I understood why some characters were unsure of themselves. I was puzzled by why some did not feel surer o ...