Everyday Use

    Everyday Use by Alice Walker really grabbed my attention.  I was surprised yet excited when the mother refused to let Dee have the quilts.  I feel like that action showed that the mother changed.  She realized that she was proud of where she came from and everything she had and she would not let Dee try to change her mind.  The mothers says that after Dee left without the quilts her and Maggie "sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed" (Walker, 181).  I think that this shows that the mom is content with her life and happy that she made the decision to refuse to let Dee have the quilts.  Dee did not love her heritage and tried to change who she was.  Maggie did not and the mother did not either.  I think that that event sparked something in the mother's mind, and now she will be forever grateful for who she is and where she came from. She is upset that Dee is not proud of her heritage and wants to be someone else.  I really do believe that from now on, the mother will display her love for her heritage.