What Is The Difference Between Maggie And Dee

“Everyday Use” is a story told by Alice Walker. This story has two main characters, Maggie, and Dee. The girls are described by their mother’s point of view. While reading in the story you’ll notice the difference between the sister’s. When Dee and her mother visit their old home and Maggie in the country, a conflict starts up about two antique quilts that Dee would love to have. Mama tells Dee that the quilts were already going to go to Maggie because she promised her. The reaction that Dee has reveals differences in attitudes, thoughts, and values towards the heritage of the two sisters.

Dee is different compared to Maggie. Mama believe’s that Dee has lead in just about everything that her sister Maggie doesn’t have, which is false. Dee is confident about what she has been given in life. She is very outgoing person and always wants things to be important. She is fearless of anyone she talks to face-to-face. Mama daydreams of Dee excepting her with tears and Dee saying that she couldn’t have done anything without her. When getting what you want Dee always wins. Dee dislikes her heritage but Maggie doesn’t. Dee also changed her name from Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo to Dee because she did not like being named after people that deject her although she was named after Aunt Dicie. Dee has a boyfriend,
They both have different ideas about the quilts that were handmade by their grandmother. Maggie wants to have the quilts for an everyday use in remembering her grandmother, and she also respects her heritage. Dee wants to hang the quilts and save them for life so they won’t get ruined for a display, and she does not really care about her heritage at all. She just wants to show off to other people about it. Mother supports Maggie by taking the quilts from Dee and giving them to her. She believes that Maggie should win sometimes and get what she