Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” portrays the relationships between mothers and daughters. I believe the short story demonstrates a mother’s unconditional love for her children. She did her best to raise both of her daughters. Despite Dee and her mother’s tough relationship, her mother was still accepting of who she had decided to be. Dee changed her name to Wangero but told her mother she does not have to call her by her new name. The mother responded by saying “Why Shouldn’t I? If that’s what you want us to call you, we’ll call you.” That line shows how accepting and considerate the mother is of Dee’s new lifestyle. The mother’s love is further demonstrated as she sticks up for Maggie and lets her have the quilt. Every relationship
