NO! Screamed the sister as she snatched her beloved toy away from the clutches of her archenemy. The mother steps in separating the two bickering girls. Sisters so often express this love-hate relationship amongst themselves. Siblings are among the few to understand what it is like growing up with a polar opposite. Alice walker displays this relationship beautifully in her writing of "Everyday Use". Two sisters, Maggie and Dee, express their love of heritage through feelings towards their home, how they remember loved ones from the past, and how they choose to embrace life.
One major difference between the two ladies is that Maggie tended to her home with care. Dee on the other hand, despised the home that her family lived in. The mother of the girls states "I wait for her in the yard that Maggie and I made so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon." However, a few paragraphs down proclaims that Dee intently stares at the burned down childhood house. She looks as if she wanted to dance around the ashes stating "She had hated the house that much." It is true that the houses are not the same, but It can be argued that it is not the house that is the issue. Maggie shows concern for her home, by helping her …show more content…
Maggie could be heard in the next room dropping dishes and pans when Dee asked for the beloved quilts. Maggie shows just how much she cares by stating "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts." It was never about the actual quilt itself, but about the frail hands that handstitched every ragged piece together. It is very clear that Maggie loves where she came from. Dee, on the other hand, is superficial in her "love" for heritage and family history. Otherwise, she would have kept the name that was passed down to her instead of having the perception that her name is a resounding chain of bondage around her
One major difference between the two ladies is that Maggie tended to her home with care. Dee on the other hand, despised the home that her family lived in. The mother of the girls states "I wait for her in the yard that Maggie and I made so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon." However, a few paragraphs down proclaims that Dee intently stares at the burned down childhood house. She looks as if she wanted to dance around the ashes stating "She had hated the house that much." It is true that the houses are not the same, but It can be argued that it is not the house that is the issue. Maggie shows concern for her home, by helping her …show more content…
Maggie could be heard in the next room dropping dishes and pans when Dee asked for the beloved quilts. Maggie shows just how much she cares by stating "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts." It was never about the actual quilt itself, but about the frail hands that handstitched every ragged piece together. It is very clear that Maggie loves where she came from. Dee, on the other hand, is superficial in her "love" for heritage and family history. Otherwise, she would have kept the name that was passed down to her instead of having the perception that her name is a resounding chain of bondage around her