Dee and Mrs. Slade are like "two peas in a pod." Alice Walker skillfully crafts the character of Dee Johnson in the short story "Everyday Use." Walker describes Dee's character as arrogant and selfish, and through Dee's character one is allowed to perceive the wicked affect of an egotistical world. Edith Wharton uses a more subtle approach to her description of Mrs. Alida Slade in "Roman Fever." Mrs. Slade is a middle-aged, wealthy, New York …showed first 75 words of 901 total…

…showed last 75 words of 901 total…be thought of as part of that life. Mrs. Slade has a similar view. She wants others to think of her as prestigious. The reader is not given a great deal of information about her family situation, but she seems to worry a great deal about what others think of her. Both characters have a similar appearance, personality and view of others that focuses on an arrogant belief that they are better than everyone else.