The symbolism of quilts and a butter churn described a life of beauty, tranquility, …show more content…
Walker uses imagery all so well to bring an artistic light in “Everyday Use.” Dee goes off to college and comes home a very different person. She expects to take her mother’s quilts and hang them in her own home as art; she even requested the churn top to use as table décor and the churn paddle to use as a prop for umbrellas to place at her front door. Dee obviously chose to forget where she comes from, but mother and Maggie remained humble. Walker’s moral of the story is never to forget where you come from. “Maggie smiled; maybe at the sunglasses. But a real smile, not scared. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff, and then the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed (Walker, “Everyday