The mother, who is a rather large woman, wishes Dee would greet her with love and acceptance like she has seen on television programs. "Sometimes I dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program, where she embraces me with tears in her eyes..."(325) She has the physical strength that could be envied by most men. Maggie, who is not intellig

I believe the quilts represent the heritage of their family. The quilts were made up of bits and pieces of material from their ancestors. "The debate over how the quits should be used summarized the black woman's dilemma about how to face the future."(Ross 3) With Dee hanging them on the wall or placing them on the table, represents distance. Putting them to every day use, Maggie will keep her heritage close to her always.

ent, has severe burn scars on her body from a house fire, and is very intimidates by her glamorous sister. Because of this, she surrenders the quilts to Dee. Mama then sees her own acceptance of Dee's aggression in Maggie and snatches the quilts and gives them to Maggie. The theme of "Everyday Use is how a person understands life in relation to culture and heritage. Mama recognizes Dee's different style of life and the lack of appreciation her character shows. Her mother says "I didn't want to bring up how I had offer

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Approximate Word count = 645
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)