She knows that Maggie will add to them and to the family’s history. The quilts for Wangero are a symbol of her heritage. Maggie is part of her heritage. She is a piece of fabric in the quilt. Wangero may never be part of the quilt. She shunned her heritage years ago. Works Cited Kennedy, X. J., Dana Gioia, and Alice Walker. “Everyday Use.
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Everyday Use, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Heritage, and its relationship to daily life, is the central question that Walker explores in “Everyday Use.” Through the eyes of Mama, and through the contrasting characters of Dee and Maggie, Walker offers two.
Everyday Use of Heritage in a Growing World. Heritage is an essential tenet to human life. It is the faucet that allows people to connect and relate. In order for humans to continue to relate and evolve heritage needs to evolve as well. “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is the story of two sisters, one educated traveler and one simple homebody.