"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker - Symbolism

Culture is something picked up from one generation to next, not suddenly acquired. Making use of culture in everyday life shows a dedication and understanding to the culture. Maggie, the younger daughter, was an example that heritage passes from one generation to another through a learning and experience connection, while her sister misunderstood the impact of heritage and only considered it to be in material objects. This conflict was shared through the mother, and the reader was forced to look in themselves for their beliefs in order to side with one or the other.
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