en the two sisters differs significantly. Dee's
mother sends her away to school in Augusta. Dee obviously is far more educated than
her sister Maggie is. Dee is a gifted reader. She read to fellow students at her school
and she would read to her mother and sister at home. The narrator says " She used to
read to us without pity; forcing words lies, other folk's habits, whole lives upon us two,
sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice". Dee's formal education has
changed the practical aspects of her nature. Dee's education and refinement prevent
her from having an understanding of her heritage based on her love and respect for
those who came before her. For example, Dee has n
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