Question A: I can infer that Maggie has been the child that has always taken the guilt for everything and has never really been rewarded because Dee has always been the rewarded child. I think that Maggie is treated and thought of this way because of of how the book states that Maggie is always ashamed and stands helplessly in corners of their home. I also conclude this statement because of the point of fact that the book says that Maggie envies and is in awe when she looks at Dee. The final reason why I have concluded my points about Maggie and Dee above is because the book says that Dee has been the child that has basically never been told that she couldn’t do something that she wanted to do. The end of the story proves …show more content…
She hangs around people who don’t voice against hers, which gives her a certain power that she enjoys. I have also learned that she likes to suck up to people to get what she wants even though she isn’t all that successful. I can prove that she likes to hang around people who don’t voice their thoughts by the book stating that she has friends that are nervous and never laugh, which ultimately makes them shy. I can also prove that she isn’t successful in getting what she wants all the time because of her boyfriend or want to be boyfriend Jimmy T left to marry some other city girl who he thought was better than …show more content…
Dee mostly doesn’t want Maggie to get the quilts because she thinks that Maggie will be “dumb” enough to use them in everyday use. Mama protests the idea by stating that she would at least see enjoyment out of them because Maggie also knows how to quilt, which means she knows how to recreate them or create new ones if she wanted too. Dee only wants to hang up the quilts and use them for decorations even though she told Mama that the quilts were old and out of fashion when Dee went to