In "Everyday Use," why does Dee reject her cultural identity?

A. She does not want to be connected to the past.

B. She thinks her culture is old-fashioned.

C. She wants to impress her new friend.

D. She has never felt connected to her culture.

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Moore

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10 January, 03:58

In "Everyday Use," why does Dee reject her cultural identity?

A. She does not want to be connected to the past.

B. She thinks her culture is old-fashioned.

C. She wants to impress her new friend.

D. She has never felt connected to her culture.

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Silky · Answer 1

After going away to college, Dee creates a new life for herself and tries to create a new personal identity. She changes her name in an attempt to identify with her African heritage and to leave behind the life into which she had been born. She rejects her own heritage as a black American and her mother's daughter.

Jazmine Osborne · Answer 2

The answer is A. She does not want to be connected to the past

In "Everyday Use," why does Dee reject her cultural identity?A. She does not want to be connected to the past.B. She thinks her culture is old-fashioned.C. She wants to impress her new friend.D. She has never felt connected to her culture.

In "Everyday Use," why does Dee reject her cultural identity?

A. She does not want to be connected to the past.

B. She thinks her culture is old-fashioned.

C. She wants to impress her new friend.

D. She has never felt connected to her culture.