Art should be an active and important part of one's life, not merely something that is to be displayed and observed at a distance from time to time. Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" depicts quilts as a form of artistic work to portray the importance of art being a living and breathing part of the culture from which it arose. The origin of the quilts in the short story symbolizes the history of the family and the cultural values the family represents.
"...in both of them were scraps of dresses Grandma Dee had worn fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jarrell's Paisley shirts.
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