Symbols In Everyday Use

Heritage is the first of the symbols in the story “Everyday Use” whereas, momma and Dee disagree. The quilts are a symbol of the heritage that momma wants to put to everyday use as Dee thinks they should be preserved and put away (Kriszer & Mandell, 2016). The way momma views the heritage of these quilts that are made from family clothing as far back as to the civil war is that they need to stay in the family and in the way the family has always had used them. They need to be displayed on the beds of her younger child’s new home when she moves away. Not as Dee would preserve them in plastic bags and stick away just to bring out when she wants to show off her old way of life to her new way of life’s friends and views. Dee even puts her old ways of life behind her ruthlessly disrespecting her momma and dismissing her feelings, as well as, her things. Dee thinks …show more content…
Maggie was so opposite from her sister Dee as she was challenged in many more ways. Maggie being physically scared by burns that went deep into her flesh, was equally scared mentally with the burns. She was terrified of what others thought of her and shyed away as a result. Maggie has trouble hearing, seeing, and being seen by others due to the burns over parts of her body due to a house fire. She no longer can see her own inner beauty. Momma, as well, is an introvert but her is at the expense of the white man and his demeaning nature toward her or her ancestors. This sickens me to the core to think she couldn’t even look one in the eye. This was the time, I understand, and the place but this was not a man she could not look in the eye; more less, it was a small fraction of what a man should be. These two things are of a deep, personal, passionate place I have within me. One that someday when I get this degree I will be able to fix within some self-esteems and past worries. (Sorry Sir, Got on side note and rant there