I chose to write this essay about the story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker as it reminds me of how my sister and I are quite different from each other. Although our situations are not similar to the ones depicted in the story, I feel that much like the sisters, Maggie and Dee, we will turn out much differently as we continue to develop as adults. The sisters much like my sister and I were raised in the same household but the similarities seem to end and the differences are only beginning.
             Mama, who is telling the story from her own perspective, notes that her daughter, Maggie, is not as pretty as her other daughter, Dee. She states that "good looks passed her by" (511) and that she is thin bodied and therefore awkward. Also she presents herself with "chin on chest, eyes on ground" (510) expressing that Maggie is insecure with herself. However, Dee has "nice hair and a full figure" (510) as described by Mama. She dressed better and wants to project a better image of herself. This similar to my sister, Rachel and myself as we do not look like sisters even though we came from the same set of parents. She is very tall and thin where I am very short and have a more curvaceous figure. Our personalities also differ. I enjoy being out and about with friends engaging in social activities. Rachel much prefers the comforts of home as she is very shy.
             They both appreciate the value of the family quilts. Dee looks at the quilts as valuable items that should be displayed. She is very aware of her heritage especially as she goes away to college. Before she left for college, her mother tried to give her one of the quilts to take along but it simply was not good enough as she stated that they were "old fashioned and out of style" (513). But now she wants them more than ever and does not want Maggie to have them as she would "be backward enough to put them to ever
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