My Mother Pieced Quilts Analysis

Culture sometimes informs the way one views others and the world. In the texts “My Mother Pieced Quilts” and “Everyday Use”, there are exemplary examples of how culture can positively or negatively affect one’s view of things. In “My Mother Pieced Quilts”, it talks about how Teresa Palomo Acosta is reflecting on her past moments that she had with her mother. They pieced quilts together in the past and each square represented something different. In “Everyday Use”, it talks about how a girl named Dee treats her family heritage. She attempts to change her name from Dee to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. In these two texts, “My Mother Pieced Quilts” provides a positive example of how culture can affect the way we see objects. Meanwhile in “Everyday