Compare And Contrast Maggie And Dee
“Being True To Yourself”
In the short story, “Everyday Use,” by Alice walker,” dee visited her mother and her sister, Maggie. There are many similarities and differences between maggie and Dee. The first comparison that can be made is the similarities and the differences in the motivations. The second is the comparison that can be made in their personalities. The last is there point of view on preserving their heritage. Although, Dee and Maggie have great differences in many ways, there are still some similarities between these two sisters.
The first way to compare and contrast between Dee and Maggie is by their personality. Maggie is a shy girl who rarely talks to anyone. She would rather be doing her own thing than socializing with others. As for Dee, she is an opened person and would socialize with anyone. Although Dee is open-minded, she is a …show more content…
Both Maggie and Dee have a different point of view in their heritage. Maggie appreciates her heritage because her mother is the only person she has. She does not hate her family the way Dee does. Dee despises her family and her heritage due to many reasons. She is ashamed of her family because they are not educated and rich. She did not like her own mother for not being beautiful. Dee also hated her name and she changed it to wangero because it was dull and was passed down by her ancestors. Dee’s name was a family name it was passed down from her relatives. These are the similarities and differences between Dee and Maggie. Maggie and Dee’s personality, Motivations, and their point of view on their heritage can differed in many ways. There are many differences between the two sisters, but some similarities are shown. They both wanted the quilts for very different reasons. They thought the quilts were priceless even though they both had different thoughts on why they thought it was
In the short story, “Everyday Use,” by Alice walker,” dee visited her mother and her sister, Maggie. There are many similarities and differences between maggie and Dee. The first comparison that can be made is the similarities and the differences in the motivations. The second is the comparison that can be made in their personalities. The last is there point of view on preserving their heritage. Although, Dee and Maggie have great differences in many ways, there are still some similarities between these two sisters.
The first way to compare and contrast between Dee and Maggie is by their personality. Maggie is a shy girl who rarely talks to anyone. She would rather be doing her own thing than socializing with others. As for Dee, she is an opened person and would socialize with anyone. Although Dee is open-minded, she is a …show more content…
Both Maggie and Dee have a different point of view in their heritage. Maggie appreciates her heritage because her mother is the only person she has. She does not hate her family the way Dee does. Dee despises her family and her heritage due to many reasons. She is ashamed of her family because they are not educated and rich. She did not like her own mother for not being beautiful. Dee also hated her name and she changed it to wangero because it was dull and was passed down by her ancestors. Dee’s name was a family name it was passed down from her relatives. These are the similarities and differences between Dee and Maggie. Maggie and Dee’s personality, Motivations, and their point of view on their heritage can differed in many ways. There are many differences between the two sisters, but some similarities are shown. They both wanted the quilts for very different reasons. They thought the quilts were priceless even though they both had different thoughts on why they thought it was