Everyday Use / Alice Walker / question 4

The mother’s refusal to let Dee have the quilts indicates a permanent change of character.  This is shown by Maggie’s and the mother’s contented position at the end of the story.   They seem set in their way and perfectly contented to stay that way.  Dee may be trying to change her out look and status in life but Maggie and the mother are not any were close to doing so.  Dee seems to want everything that has any meaning in their lives.  “This churn top is what I need,” (Walker 179).  This shows her need for the things of her past. This is odd though because the story makes it sound like she does not care for her past.  Dee seems to have always gotten her way because she was assertive while Maggie was shame faced.  The mother seems to finally decide Maggie needs her fair share especially since Dee seems to only care for history not the present.