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The theme for "Everyday use" by Alice Walker is that people think their heritage is from the items but in reality their identity comes from their memories of peoples ancestors. "She'd be backward enough to put them to everyday use." But Maggie then says she does not need the quilts to remember her dead grandma.

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The theme for "Everyday use" by Alice Walker is that people think their heritage is from the items but in reality their identity comes from their memories of peoples ancestors. "She'd be backward enough to put them to everyday use." But Maggie then says she does not need the quilts to remember her dead grandma.

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The theme for "Everyday use" by Alice Walker is that people think their heritage is from the items but in reality their identity comes from their memories of peoples ancestors. "She'd be backward enough to put them to everyday use." But Maggie then says she does not need the quilts to remember her dead grandma.

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The theme for "Everyday use" by Alice Walker is that people think their heritage is from the items but in reality their identity comes from their memories of peoples ancestors. "She'd be backward enough to put them to everyday use." But Maggie then says she does not need the quilts to remember her dead grandma.

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The theme "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker sometimes families have different views of their culture. Evidence is that Wangero/Dee said "you don't understand your heritage". The theme is developed by Dee and Maggie having different opinions of the quilts passed down by their family.

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is some decisions in life have harsh consequences.
Evidence: "snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands and dumped them onto Maggie's lap. and "But she turned without a word and went out to Hakim-a-barber."

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is that different family members can have different perspectives of their heritage. In the story, Dee and her mom get in an argument about whether Maggie or Dee will take better care of the quilts so Dee tries to tell her mom that she doesn't understand her heritage and how to live.

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is, its human nature for a family to seek heritage but to have different view points. In the story Dee and the mom have different views on heritage. This is shown when Dee says "You just don't understand your heritage."

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is It's human nature to be rebellious when opinions aren't mutual, but being rebellious can lead to family pressure.
Evidence: "Mama, Can I have these quilts?"
"The truth is I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she married John Thomas."
"Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!"

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is, it is human nature to believe in your heritage, but different personal experiences change it in one or another for everyone."You just don't understand... Your heritage."

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The theme for Everyday Use by Alice Walker is family more important than materialistic things. The evidence that supports this is when Maggie says "I can remember grandma Dee without the quilts." This develops the theme because it shows that family is more important than possessions.

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In the story "Everyday Use"; by Alice Walker, it is human nature for people to disagree on something when they don't understand each other's viewpoints on heritage. The narrator said, "I promised to give them to Maggie, for when she marries John Thomas." "Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!" Dee said. When the narrator wanted to give the quilts to Maggie because she wanted to congratulate her on her marriage, Dee wanted the quilts for herself to hang them up, so she didn't understand why the narrator wanted to give them to Maggie to use for everyday use.

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It is human nature for people to feel the need to display their connection with their heritage to other people while people who are truly connected find ways to connect through useful, everyday items.
The text says "Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!" she said. "She'd probably be backwards enough to put them to everyday use." This shows Maggie's stance against putting things linking her to her heritage to everyday use.

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is when people get greedy it can lead to family tension. In the story, it says "Dee looked at me with hatred. 'You just will not understand. The point is these quilts, these quilts!" Dee sees the quilts as priceless and not for everyday use. She gets furious because Mama gave the quilts to Maggie instead of her.

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The theme for the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is that some people feel they can only connect using objects rather then memories. In the story Maggie says, "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts." Maggie knows that memories last forever. They may not always be exactly how you remember them but they stay with you. Wangero believes that the quilts hold great significance in their heritage and past. She thinks that having them displayed will maintain their value. Maggie thinks that using these quilts and putting them to everyday use will also show the same appreciation that Dee has for them.

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The theme for "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is it's human nature to want to display a person's heritage, but people display it in different ways. "She can have them, Mama ... I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts." After Dee had gone away to school she came back to her mother and sister Maggie. When Dee got back she informed her family that she changed her name to Wangero. While she was with Mama and Maggie she asked for many heirlooms. When she was asked why she wanted them she replied that she would just put them on display. When Mama heard her reply she decided not to give her the heirlooms, and to give them to Maggie instead.