Message Of Family Heritage In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"

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She informs Dee that, "Aunt Dee 's first husband whittled that dash?His name was Henry, but they called him Stash" (412). The girls' mother comments earlier in the story that "[Maggie] knows she's not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by" (409)...
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The girls' mother comments earlier in the story that "[Maggie] knows she's not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by" (409). However, unlike her older sister, she understands her family heritage and the importance of it in her life...
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