Alice Walker's Culture
In the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker the author explains Maggie and Dee’s views on the world and culture. The way people view Maggie and Dee’s lifestyle is how they can interpret their outlook on culture. Maggie says “I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day.”(Walker 59) She is referring to the clothes she wears as a part of her daily lifestyle. I can relate to that by the school clothes I wear five days a week, six hours a day as a part of my daily recurrence. Dee on the other hand dresses differently than Maggie. “A yellow organdy dress to wear to her graduation from high school.” (Walker 60) This text shows that Dee is more dressy than Maggie. One way we can view Maggie and Dee’s culture is that Dee is more