LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
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She is proud of her heritage.
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She doesn’t want Maggie to have it.
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She wants to display it for her friends to see.
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She loves the beauty of it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By demanding that the quilts be memorialized and used as decoration, Dee is attempting to place the family history firmly in an aestheticized, and thus deadened, past. Mama and Maggie, on the other hand, wish to continue using the quilts, and so continually engage with and build upon the family’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Mama offers Dee different quilts, Dee explains she wants the old quilts because of the hand stitching and the pieces of dresses stitched in that Grandma used to wear.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quilts. “Everyday Use” focuses on the bonds between women of different generations and their enduring legacy, as symbolized in the quilts they fashion together. This connection between generations is strong, yet Dee’s arrival and lack of understanding of her history shows that those bonds are vulnerable as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -Maggie thinks of heritage as an attachment to her ancestors. She believes the everyday use of the inherited materials, how much ever value they may retain, will keep her connected to her ancestors.