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Examples Of Family Culture In Alice Walker's Everyday Use

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The short story “Everyday Use” is a great example of family culture and upbringings. Maggie and Dee are two sisters brought up from the same mother but have completely different views on their culture. This difference is brought up with their different views on the two quilts. Dee wants to take the hand-sewn quilts to keep as nice decorative items, while Maggie, as well as the mother, want to use the quilts like they were made to be used-for everyday use. The quilts have been used as a sense of comfort for Maggie who the mother describes as “homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs.” Maggie’s roots are connected to her culture of her family’s traditions, unlike Dee who seemed to always be ashamed of her traditions and upbringing:
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