EverydaY Use - Alice Walker

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" Indeed, this is how Maggie views the quilts.

Dee considers the quilts for their financial and aesthetic value. that was from Great Grandpa Ezra's uniform that he wore in the Civil War. Dee argues that Maggie is "backward enough to put them to everyday use. This becomes clear when she says, "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts," implying that her connection with the quilts is personal and emotional rather than financial and aesthetic. "But they're priceless!" she exclaims, when she learns that her mother has already promised them to Maggie. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jarrell's Paisley shirts. The history of these quilts is a history of the family. The narrator says, "In both of them were scraps of dresses Grandma Dee had worn fifty and more years ago. She values them for what them mean to her as an individual. ly different views of the meaning of art.

Common topics in this essay:
Grandma Dee, Civil War, Walker Everyday, African Caribbean, , Jarrell's Paisley, Indeed Maggie, Maggie Dee, post colonialism, Grandpa Ezra's, financial aesthetic, grandma dee, colonialism world, art walker, post colonialism world,

Approximate Word count = 364
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

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