Alice Walker Everyday Use Conflict

The short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is about an African American mother and her two daughters. When the sisters Maggie and Dee are introduced it is noticeable that they two are complete opposites. Maggie has stayed home and is portrayed as an ignorant woman. While Dee was sent off to Augusta to receive worldly education. When Dee returns home, the two sisters quickly have major conflicts. The conflict that will be discussed in this paper is heritage.
In the story Maggie knows little to nothing about heritage because she has never left home. Maggie is referred to as an animal by her mother. Maggie thinks that Dee has had her life in the palm of her hand. On the other side, Dee has been gone for so long and has conformed to the new