Symbolism In Everyday Use

In the story “Everyday Use” there are many different points of views and perspective you can take on the story. Dealing with the Black Power movement and dealing with one’s own heritage you can see the conflict and house hold imagery the Black power movement effected young adults. With that being said the Conflicts between the family and how one claims to know one’s heritage without fully looking into it. As read in “Kinship and quilting” by Floris Barnett Cash the American point of view for quilting as seen in the story by Wangero are seen as a decorative item instead of an item o be used for everyday use. But the true symbolic meaning I believe was being able to pass down tradition in being able to quilt for yourself. As seen by the mother