Please read and help me to write 2 responses(1-2 sentences) on the following discussions from ” Everyday Use” 1. I actually used the quilt as one of the symbols in my reaction paper. “I see the quilt being used as a symbol but in a different way. The quilt represents their generational history in the folds of time. It symbolizes how the characters Dee and Maggie are each hiding between layers of fabrics of themselves.The conflict is between the two sisters and how each sister symbolizes the quilt. Dee doesn’t know who she wants to be because she has no foundation. Therefore she needs the quilt to remind her. Maggie on the other hand is the strong one, having to struggle with her deformities but yet she is grounded. She knows her history, she remembers Grandma Dee. Maggie, although the more timid sister is aware of who she is and the influence of her forefathers in her upbringing. “She can have them mama” referring to the quilts and “I can ‘member Grandma Dee without the quilts” (74) is the most powerful statement in this short story. The quilts are superficial, and
are not as important as the memories. Dee on the other hand believes that these objects will connect her to her past. In reality it seems that collecting these objects was just for show or to ease her conscience. Dee said “You would not understand. The point is these quilts, quilts!” (70). Yes, the quilts that Dee wants to hang as a showpiece alongside the dasher. Dee feels that harboring those pieces will be enough to help her find herself whereas Maggie already knows who she is. 2. . I think the author uses names to reflect cultural identity to show a sign of remembrance for there ancestors. I think its to symbolize that this is a family name and its to keep that name alive in a way. Dee’s rejection showed she hated that name whether it had cultural significance or not. She thought it was a slave name and wanted nothing to do with it. It also showed me that whether it was a slave name or not Dee just hated what the name signifies for her. That she was from a poor and backwater family that she couldn’t escape from and didn’t want to be seen as such. Purchase the answer to view it