"She used to read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, other folks’ habits, whole lives upon us two, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice. She washed us in a river of make-believe, burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know" (Walker, 92). This quote utilized in the project gives a deeper insight to the mother and how she raised her daughters Maggie and Dee. Ms. Karr's English 12 students read Everyday Use by Alice Walker, chose a character to analyze, and found passages or text to illustrate each part of the body as it related to the character. The head represented the intellectual side of the character,eyes reflected what they experienced, ears reflected what they noticed or remembered and how they were affected, nose was what they smelled and its effects, mouth symbolized their communication, arms discussed how they worked, hands showed their conflicts, heart gave insight to their emotional side torso was their instinct, legs reflected their playful side, feet represented their mobility, and wings forecasted their future. Students did a remarkable job describing and analyzing Mama, Dee, or Maggie. They were thoroughly engaged and this character analysis gave them a better understanding of these three black women in 1960's rural Georgia.