Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," tells a story about a young woman, Dee, returning home to visit her mother and sister. What should be a happy reunion starts out as a humiliating experience for the mother and little sister, Maggie. Dee has embarked on a new life that does not include Maggie and her Mother; indeed, Dee is full of new ideas that conflict with her family's more traditional lifestyle. Dee has even managed to change her name to Wangero. The mother is very patient and tolerates Dee's actions, and her belittling attitude. The story comes to a climax when Dee asks for some of the old quilts that have been stowed away in a trunk. The mother is reluctant to give the quilts to Dee, and this causes strife between the two. I think the quilts symbolize the contrasting ideas about heritage that Dee and her mother ebrace...