When identified, a story's theme is stated as a . motivation

characterization

generalization

historical fact

generalization

Explanation:

A theme is referred to as the subject, main idea, or moral of a story. It is the generalisation that is implied by a given story.

For example if we look at the story of the tortoise and the rabbit when they were in a race, the moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race.

This theme is now used as a generalisation that can be applied to real life scenarios.

However themes are not always stated explicitly but rather embedded in the plot.

When it is identified it is stated as a generalisation

"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:

have a great day!

the answer to "what does the narrator realize by the end of the story" is b.