Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative. Why does the author refer to his water-skin at the beginning of the second paragraph In "Oasis Africa"? O to create suspense as the narrator searches for water without success O to emphasize that water is a constant need when traveling in the desert O to escalate the tension between the narrator and the other characters O to foreshadow what happens with the Arabs later in the story

B. to emphasize that water is a constant need when traveling in the desert

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"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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