Maggie believes that her heritage comes right from where she grew up. Dee, on the other hand thinks that her mother and sister have no idea where they come from, when in reality Dee disowns where she truly comes from. In the case of Heritage: Maggie vs. Dee, the real winner is Maggie. She exemplifies the theme throughout the story, by sticking to her roots, and not wandering home in hopes of treasures and souvenirs like her sister. Although Dee does not seem as if she values her heritage, she heavily develops the meaning of heritage in the story. Dee loses because she changes herself, expecting to be closer to where she came from. In reality, she drifts as far off as possible. The meaning of heritage is extremely evident in this story through the narrator and especially Maggie and
Maggie believes that her heritage comes right from where she grew up. Dee, on the other hand thinks that her mother and sister have no idea where they come from, when in reality Dee disowns where she truly comes from. In the case of Heritage: Maggie vs. Dee, the real winner is Maggie. She exemplifies the theme throughout the story, by sticking to her roots, and not wandering home in hopes of treasures and souvenirs like her sister. Although Dee does not seem as if she values her heritage, she heavily develops the meaning of heritage in the story. Dee loses because she changes herself, expecting to be closer to where she came from. In reality, she drifts as far off as possible. The meaning of heritage is extremely evident in this story through the narrator and especially Maggie and