Dee, who is the older daughter of Mama, was never one to take pride or appreciated what she had as a child. For instance, Mama says “Why don’t you do a dance around the ashes? I’d wanted to ask her. She had hated that house so much” (2). Dee seemed to never be fully pleased. It is almost as If she saw herself as someone of higher standards than Maggie and Mama. Once the church was able to raise enough money for her, she was sent off to get a good education in a school in Augusta. That is when the sudden interest in her heritage takes place demonstrating hypocrisy. It isn’t until she is removed from her environment, that she later desires to show it off.” "I can use the chute top as a centerpiece for the alcove table," she said, sliding a plate