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Heritage Quilts “Every Day Use”, by Alice Walker, is a short story narrated by the, other of two daughters in the South who is faced with the decision of giving away two heritage quilts to one of the daughters. Dee is the eldest daughter. She is well educated, attractive, and quite persistent. Maggie is the quiet one who isn’t as smart as Dee. When Dee visits, she wants two quilts that have been in …

…believe the quilts represent the heritage of their family. The quilts were made up of bits and pieces of material from their ancestors. “The debate over how the quits should be used summarized the black woman’s dilemma about how to face the future.”(Ross 3) With Dee hanging them on the wall or placing them on the table, represents distance. Putting them to every day use, Maggie will keep her heritage close to her always.