Everyday Use or Trend

Everyday Use or Trend All human beings have a heritage. Some aspects of heritage may make one proud, while others lend embarrassment. It is very easy for two people to perceive the same heritage with very different viewpoints. In “Everyday Use,” Dee values her heritage only from a trendy point, while Mama and Maggie value the same heritage for its usefulness and personal significance. The first clue in the story that Dee has strayed away …

…name, the pictures of the yard and house, and her interest in the quilts, Dee neither knows nor values her real heritage. No matter how one views their heritage it is not to be adopted for the sake of trend; it is something that is taught and passed from one generation to the next. Those who know their heritage and are proud of it will not display it but will put it to everyday use.