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In this quote, Walker suggests that perhaps the narrator, the mother, a loving but conflicted woman with her own dreams, thoughts, opinions, perspective is the protagonist of this story. From this view, “Everyday Use” is a story of decisive empowerment and reclamation. Following this idea, while the bond between Maggie and her mother is touching, it also is a moment of celebration and assertion.

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I feel like this quote speaks to the complexity of the characters personalities, and how they are not total opposites. I feel like the mother can see two sides of herself in her daughters. Dee is more progressive and ready to go out and be changed by the world, whereas Maggie is docile and content to stay close to home.

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There is always a certain bond between sisters in a family. Although two sisters might have different views and opinions, they are like one. There is a sense of leaving and staying in the daughters view. Maggie stays with her mom and loves. She cherishes the heritage and culture that they have. Meanwhile, Dee leaves and changes her name. Dee leaves to get out of her embarrassment and change her life.

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This quote reflects the many facets that one person can have. It shows how one person can both want to stay home, living a very relaxed, and familiar life, but also want to go out in the world and experience new things. The story reflects how these various parts of oneself often combat each other in many ways, but a person can decide which aspect takes precedence, as their mother did when she chose for Maggie to take the quilts.

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The title, “ Everyday Use” refers to the usefulness and practicality of the objects which Dee wishes to take. Though Dee wants to display them, to seemingly elevate them to the realm of art, the objects actually are most valuable and dear when used daily. This demonstrates that just because an object is used everyday, does not mean that it is not appreciated daily, and elevated in the best way possible each and every day.

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In my opinion this quote, the sisters, Maggie and Dee(Wangero), represent two parts of what life what like during this time. Maggie is the past and present while Dee(Wangero) is what could be and the future.

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I feel this quote erases some of the natural reaction to scapegoat Dee as the story’s antagonist. Though it is frustrating how she looks down her sister because of her education, there is a bravery in her thirst for knowledge and change. Additionally, it highlights that Dee is not necessarily dissimilar to her mother and sister but rather a part of them they have not explored.

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The mother’s personality is split between her two daughters. Maggie is caring, generous, and humble, similar to the characteristics of a mother. Dee is ambitious and curious, a side to the mother that is not deeply explored but is hinted at throughout the rest of the story.

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I really love this outlook on the story because it represents how the mother likes to be comfortable and stay put, which shows why she favors Maggie. However, she also has this deep part of her that wants to go out and explore the world, which represents. She still cares for Dee, but doesn’t favor her, and favors Maggie because she is the familiar.

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This quote shows that there are different parts of us within us. This is demonstrated by the three women in the story. Both Maggie and her mom stay home and sustain. Dee however is independent and goes out into the world. Dee is the autonomous person who ventures out on her own while her sister Maggie and her mother stay, abide, and love.

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This quote rationalizes the mother’s treatment toward Maggie as a reflection of her own personal beliefs and insecurities but also her assets to everyday life as an independent woman. Though both of her very different daughters, the mother’s independence and strength shines through Dee and the mother’s physical state is reflected through Maggie.

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Maggie and Dee are two sides of the same coin, arguably the mother. The daughters represent two opposite parts of the same personality, the part that wants to go, and the part that wants to stay. Maggie and the mother stay and sustain, they maintain the way things are, Dee goes out and changes things, as seen by her name change to Wangero.

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There is a lot of nurturing and haling that occurs in the story, especially between Maggie and her mother. Throughout their lives, Dee had walked all over them, looking down on their intelligence, Maggie’s scars, and their ways of life. However, in this story, their mother nurtures and helps to heal Maggie by preventing Dee from taking advantage of her again. The diction in the story, when their mother hugs Maggie, shows the nurturing that the mother is able to provide for Maggie that offers some comfort to the reader.

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In “Everyday Use,” a warm, nurturing spirit is highlighted by the concluding interaction between Maggie and her mother. Maggie, a deeply traumatized and dejected girl, is willing to part ways with the objects that mean the most to her. However, her mother refuses to let Maggie’s joy be trampled once again by Dee and stands up to Dee. This moment is one of positivity and defined by a beautiful bond between the two women.

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Yes nurture and healing is present especially toward the character Maggie. The mom is very approving of the man Maggie will marry. She believes she can now relax and her daughter would be safe. Additionally, Maggie isn’t very intelligent, she has the least amount of education background in her family; however, the mom still believes that Maggie is worthy for the quilts. She understands that Maggie will understand the heritage and culture of the quilt.

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I believe that nurturing and healing takes place within the entire family. Maggie’s selflessness brings overwhelming emotion to to her mother, strengthening the bond and care between the two of them. For Dee, her focus on the future and progress leads to a healing of her identity within herself.

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In the story, Maggie is nurtured and healed by her mother. Maggie is used to being overshadowed by Dee and not usually getting her way. This begins to change as her mother gives the quilts to Maggie instead of Dee. She shows Maggie love and affection, and she stands up for her by giving her the quilts.

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I think this quote describes the duality of a person, especially a female. A person can have the ability to abide to rules, but also the ability to be autonomous and stand up for his/her beliefs.

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Maggie is nurtured by the end of the story.  In the beginning of the story, Maggie is shy and cowers behind her mother.  By the end of the story, Maggie smiles not in a scared way. Maggie is nurtured by her mother which allows her to come into herself and be happy.

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The healing that takes place mainly comes from Dee finding herself and wanting to go out into the world after the trauma she endured. The nurturing that takes place mainly comes from the mother’s love for Maggie, despite Dee having seemingly “better” qualities.

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A clear example of nurturing is when the sister’s mother chooses to defend Maggie and stand up to Dee. Maggie, who had constantly been living in Dee’s shadow, has a hard time standing up for herself. However, Maggie’s mother comes to her aid and heals her saddened heart by showing her that her mother cares about her, deeply.

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There is nurturing and healing in “Everyday Use” with Maggie. Dee(Wangero) looks down on her family and even her own mother uses some condescending language towards her. However, the mother desires the quilts to be in Maggie’s possession and she stands up for Maggie.

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Yes, there is nurturing that takes place throughout this story. Mama nurtures Maggie because Dee seems to believe that she is superior, in many ways, to Maggie. Mama gives the quilt to Maggie after seeing this behavior as a sign of sympathy.

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The very action of returning home is healing and while Dee’s return is not perfect, it is still nurturing. It is also healing and nurturing to see the Mother finally stand up for Maggie.

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I believe that there is nurturing and healing at the end of “everyday use” when mama stands up for Maggie and then they sit outside together. When mama embraces Maggie and saves the quilts for her, she is showing a nurturing side of her personality. This nurturing relationship is crucial for Maggie to begin to heal emotionally.

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I think that this quote is referring to the steps towards progression seen due to the Black Power movement, and that the sisters (and even the mother) represent 2 parts of the same life in this time. Maggie is the part holding on to the past and what is known, and Dee is the part looking to the future and what could be.

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Something nurturing and healing that takes place in the story is the fact that the mother still favors Maggie and continues to take her side despite Dee’s obvious better physical and characteristic qualities.

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I think the author has come to terms with herself through these characters, which allows a reader to understand heritage in a healing way.

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In “Everyday use,” there is nurturing and healing for the character Maggie. Her sister looks down on her intelligence however Maggie still offers Dee the quilts. After witnessing this, her mother gives Maggie the quilts. The mother also seems to be nurturing toward Maggie from the start of the story.

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“Everyday Use” is told from the perspective of Maggie and Dee’s mother. While the narrator has an unavoidable connection to both daughters, the narrator’s opinions and reactions are shaped by many years of interaction with the two girls. The narrator, as their mother provides a perspective, though infused with emotion, that is likely in line with an outside reader’s, if not more informed.

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The title “Everyday Use” refers to Maggie’s plan to use the quilts daily, rather than hang them up to be preserved like Dee wants to. However, the title has a deeper meaning as well, in that Dee states that Maggie and her mother do not appreciate and celebrate their culture enough, even though they are the ones are living it everyday and Dee is admiring the culture almost from an outside perspective.

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The title “Everyday Use” refers to Maggie’s and her mother’s belief that the quilts should be put to use and not displayed as art.

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The title “Everyday Use” refers to how the quilts will be used. The quilts represent the culture of Dee, Maggie, and their mother. Dee wants to use the quilts as artwork, but Maggie will use the quilts everyday in a way that honors her heritage.

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The title “Everyday Use” is relevant to the storyline of the novel because the main conflict in the novel is the everyday use of the quilt. Both daughters argue over how the quilt will be used.

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This title relates to how the mother would like the quilts to be utilized. Dee (Wangero) wants to use the quilt as a piece of artwork. In response to this, the title further emphasizes the importance of embedding culture into our everyday lives.

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The title of the story foreshadows, in a sense, the final resting place of the quilts. They are to serve an “Everyday Use” rather than serve the purpose of soley beauty. It also is a nod to the other objects Wangero wants that serve a practical purpose that she wants to transform into a display of her history.

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The mother and Dee consider “everyday use” to mean two different things. Dee thinks the quilts should be used as decoration or artwork, where they will be appreciated by those with an appreciation for the arts and sewing. However, Dee’s mother considers “everyday use” on a more practical level; she expects the quilts to be used as blankets.

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What you see on the surface is not always what’s underneath. In the beginning paragraphs, each character is describe with a plethora of details. But underneath these physical or mental characteristics, there is so much more. This story displays differing beliefs of what’s important— where the quilt is used for functionality or for a display of heritage.

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The story is told from the point of view of the mother, allowing readers to have an outside perspective on the two sisters and their conflict. This enables readers to understand the mother’s feelings about both of her daughters. Additionally, the story would be completely different and more biased if one of the daughters were the narrator.

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The story was told from the mother’s point of view. This allows the reader to gain a sense of both of the sisters from an outside perspective. If the story was told from Dee’s point of view, we would get different information about the sisters, and Dee would paint herself in a different light than her mother did.

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The title “Everyday Use” not only applies to the quilts but also the culture behind the story. The title demonstrates that heritage should be embodied in our everyday lives.

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The story is told from the mother’s perspective.  This perspective is important because if the story had been told from Dee’s perspective, it would be very different.  If the story was told from Dee’s perspective, the quilt scene would be very different. Dee would try to push her opinions regarding the quilt.

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The title “Everyday Use” refers to Maggie and the mom’s opinion that the quilts should be an everyday use, not something to hang up and admire as art like Dee believes. It also emphasizes the story’s base of the “importance” of appearance vs. quality.

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“Everyday Use” is written from the perspective of Mama, the mother of Dee and Maggie. From Mama’s perspective, the readers see how she perceives both of her daughters. This is a first-person perspective.

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The story is written from the mother’s point of view, which allows the reader to capture each of the girls’ personalities better, because their mother knows them best and offers an outside perspective. If the story were told from the point of view of Dee, the story wold most likely be much more one sided, depicting the mother and Maggie in a much different way and depicted herself (Dee) as if she were above them. However, if Dee told the story, the reader may also get a better sense of Dee’s true intentions and may allow the reader to even sympathize with her.

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The point of view of this story is told from the Mother’s perspective. This offers the advantage of someone outside the conflicts perspective, compared to the perspective of someone like Dee (Wangero) who is directly involved in the conflict of the story.

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The title of “Everyday Use” reflects the mother’s desire to have the quilts go to Maggie because she will get use out of them. However, this title also hints that the mother likes her daughter Maggie more than her daughter Dee.

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The story’s title describes Maggie and her mama’s beliefs on how the quilts should be used. They are meant to be put to everyday use, not hung up on a wall as art.

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The title refers to how Maggie will put the quilts to “everyday use” as they are intended, rather than how Dee plans to display them like art. Just like the butter churner, the objects that have been passed through their family have stood the test of time by being used rather than admired.

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There is a difference in opinions among how the quilts should be utilized. Dee wants to show off the quilts and hang them as art, but Maggie wants to keep them as a memoir of her heritage. This conflict demonstrates the girls’ very different personalities.

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“Everyday Use” is wrote is written is first point of view from the perspective of the mother. This allows us to see how the mother feels about herself and how she views both of her daughter, Maggie and Dee(Wagnero).

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“Everyday Use” is told from the perspective of Dee and Maggie’s mother. From this point of view, the reader hears the story from the perspective of a sympathetic mother. The
sister ‘s mother appears to favor Maggie. In addition, the fact that the story is told by neither of the sisters allows the reader to make their opinions about the sisters and hear a less biased version of the story.

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In “Everyday Use,” after a long time away, Dee, now Wangero, wishes to claim items of dear personal significance to her mother and sister, Maggie. While these items are cherished parts of the home, objects of everyday use with special histories, Dee seeks to display them in a way that is inauthentic and performative.

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This is from the mother’s point of view. This story gains the personal insights that the mother has on her two daughters, such as differing affections of them. The mother’s point of view allows readers to observe some internal conflicts and to find sympathy within the sisters.

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The story is from the mother’s point of view. The mother telling the story allows the reader to understand the storyline better than if Dee were to narrate. If Dee was the narrator, the story might be completely different and biased to her beliefs and opinions on who should get the quilts and how they should be used.

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The story is being told from the mothers point of view. This allows the reader to see how the mom feels about herself and her different perspective on each of her daughters, Dee and Maggie.

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The point of view of “Everyday Use” is told by Dee and Maggie’s mother. From being told in this point of view, the story gains the perspective and opinions of the mother both about her daughters and of herself.

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The mother’s daughter Dee (Wangero) comes home and wants objects from her family’s home including two quilts, objects that speak to their history and their past, and transform their purpose from utilization to admiration. The mother’s other daughter Maggie was promised the quilts, but Wangero wants to take them and hang them up as art.

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Maggie and Dee are very different.  Dee is viewed as smart and beautiful whereas Maggie is seen as shy and unintelligent.  Dee wants the quilts to use as artwork for her home, but Maggie has already been promised the quilts by the girls mother. The basic conflict is who should get the quilt and what should be done with the quilt.

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The story is told from the mother’s point of view, and this gives an outsider’s perspective on the difference between Dee and Maggie. If the story was told by Dee’s point of view, then the main conflict would be warped by Dee’s perspective, and would completely change how the quilt scene is interpreted.

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This story is told from the point of view of a mother with two very different daughters. If the story was told from Dee’s perspective than it would be more persuasive towards her desires to own the quilts instead of how her mother wanted them to be used.

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The basic conflict in the story is that each sister wants to have the quilts, and they have differing opinions on what should be done with the quilts. Maggie wants to use them on the bed, while Dee wants to hang them on her walls as artwork.

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The meaning of the story relates to the title because it describes the purpose that Maggie wants to give the quilts. She wants to use them as typical quilts and not do anything special such as hang them like they’re art.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is who should get the quilt—Dee who will treat it like art, or Maggie who will use, and cherish it. This conflict reflects the differences between Dee and Maggie, especially in regard to how they live their lives.

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Dee, who had been living away from home with her husband, returns home to her mother and younger sister, Maggie, and demands to take her grandmother’s quilts home with her to use as artwork for her home. However, Dee’s mother tries to explain to her that she had already promised the quilts to Maggie. Maggie, Dee says, will not appreciate the quilts the way she will.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” are the options of what to with the quilt. The mother believes Maggie would put use to it everyday while Dee wants to have the quilt as a piece of artwork.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday use” is that Dee/Wanjero returns home and asks her mother for quilts that had already been promised to her sister Maggie. Dee argues that Maggie will not be able to keep the quilts in good condition because she wants them for typical everyday use

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The mother has two quilts with the intention of giving them to her daughter Maggie. However, her other daughter Dee wants to hang them up as art that reflects her heritage. The main conflict is how the mother wants to give them to Maggie so that the quilts are used, but Dee wants the quilts to show them off.

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Dee and Maggie have alternating personalities, which relate to their mother’s affection for them. Dee wants to keep the quilt for herself as a piece of artwork, but Maggie has differing views and wants the quilt as a memoranda of her heritage.

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The basic conflict in “Everyday Use” is the altering opinions with what to do with the quilt. Dee wants to hang it up as art but the mother wants to give it to Maggie to be used, not just to be looked at.

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Dee wants to take items that have been used by her family for generations, and make them a sort of art to be admired, not utilized. She wants the butter churner made by her family, with worn marks made from use. She also wants to take the quilts made of the clothing her ancestors have worn to “appreciate” and “admire” them.

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Dee wants to have the quilt to show off to her friends, but the mother wants to give the quilt Maggie. She believes that Maggie will “use” is everyday, not to just show off the heritage.

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Dee (Wangero) wants to take quilts from her mother’s home which were made by her grandmother and put them up on the wall. Her mama had set these quilts aside for Maggie to have when she gets married for everyday use. They fight over who should get the quilts.