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Dee and Maggie in Alice Walker 's Everyday Use

Mrs . Johnson 's decision to give the quilt to Maggie instead of Dee validates of her approval of the way her younger daughter regards the value of their culture and heritage . In this short story , Alice Walker conveys that the real meaning of heritage and culture does not lie on the outward appearance of a certain object . Rather , it is revealed by one 's attitude and way of life . This story leaves

its audience with the message that the proper way to value one 's heritage and culture is through their employment in everyday use . This is the way to keep one 's past alive and of the essence

Walker gives a comparison worthy of note about the way heritage and culture , as symbolized by the quilt is regarded by African-Americans The main theme of the story is the conflicting views held by the Johnson sisters about their past . Two distinctly different concepts of how heritage and culture should be observed are presented in the story through Maggie and her older sister , Dee . Maggie epitomizes the simple and practical way while Dee embodies the sophisticated and based on the external approach (Roberts and Jacobs 104

The Johnson sisters exhibit dissimilar character traits . Maggie 's personality can be described as plain , reserved , and content with a laid-back lifestyle . Dee is Maggie 's well-liked and good-looking sister . She aims of loftier goals as compared...