The mother is the one that narrates the story; she makes different descriptions about both girls. The story has many examples to explain why Maggie believes that her sister has a better life. As we read the story, we can perceive that the idea of prejudice appears related to the fact that Maggie feels bad about her sister.

Maggie is extremely jealous of her sister; she does not like the presence of Dee in her house. As her mother says in the story, " Ma

The descriptions that the mother makes of Maggie and Dee are completely different. " Dee is lighter than Maggie, with nice hair and fuller figure," said the mother. "Her feet was always neat looking..." again the mother was referring to Dee. When she describes Maggie, she uses an analogy of a lame animal. Even the memories she had from their past are different. "Sometimes I can still hear the flames and feel Maggie's arms sticking to me, her hair smoking and her dress falling off her in little black papery flakes." Those were her memories of Maggie's childhood. On the other hand, the memories of Dee's childhood were all happy. She described a scene were "Dee is standing off under the sweet gum tree she used to dig gum out of..." We can notice that even her mother treats them differentl

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Approximate Word count = 536
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)