Everyday use is about a family of African American people and about their daily life.
In the past, the main characters Dee, Maggie and “mama” had their house burn down for a unknown reason. Dee didn’t help Maggie or mama to get the fire down because Dee didn’t like the house, thinking it was too old.
The main thing in this story is when Dee wanted a quilt that was owned by Grandma saying that it was a valuable memory. The quilt was originally supposed to be given to Maggie, but Dee said that Maggie already knew how to make a quilt. Ironically Dee’s reason that Maggie already knew how to quilt just proves the fact that she thinks its just a quilt, meanwhile earlier, she said that the quilt is special and cannot be REPLACED. Furthermore, Dee came to their house in a fancy dress and jewelry, and after the encounter, Dee was a completely different person from who they knew.
I know its short but this is all i can think of.