In the story Everyday Use by Alice walker, the main character is a mother to two girls. The girls’ names are Maggie and Dee. Their old house was burned down, which left Maggie more timid than before. Dee has already moved out, and Maggie and the main character are on her way to visit her. She has changed her name and changed a lot since she first left.
The author thinks that objects from the past should be used, and not put on display. During their visit to Dee, who changed her name to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. She wants old quilts so she can hang them up and preserve them, but her mother disagrees and says that they should be used. If they aren’t used, then they are useless.
Dee, or Wangero, thinks that she knows how heritage works and should be treated. But her mother and her sister have different opinions on how old objects should be treated. I don’t know much about this topic because I don’t own many old things. But the author of this story has an opinion, and that is that if you can use something, then use it.