The short story, “Everyday use,” by Alice Walker is about a mother that has two daughters. The younger of the to is named Maggie and the other is Dee. Dee is a very arrogant person. She thinks she is very smart and is the best in the family and dresses all expensive. Maggie on the other hand is basically the exact opposite.
The story starts of with Mamma (the mom) dreaming that she was on tv with Dee and Dee was thanking her for everything she has done, but this is only a dream. In reality Dee is ungrateful for her mom and puts her down. Even so Mamma still has a way different perspective of Maggie and Dee.
But later Mamma starts to notice her other child Maggie. She has brought home someone who wants to marry her and the heritage of the family will probably be passed down by Maggie and finally Mamma sees Dee as the selfish people she is.
I think the theme of the story is that personality is the most important attribute of a person. You can see how Dee is very smart and pretty but doesn’t have a good personality. And that is why Mamma has chosen Maggie over Dee. This points out that having a good personality is the best attribute you can have.