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Character Analysis of Maggie and Dee in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
In the story, "Everyday Use," Alice Walker discusses the issue of family relationships and its eventual disintegration, which is synonymously illustrated by the disintegration of the African heritage that the narrator of the story clearly talks about through the narrator's daughters, Maggie and Dee.
The theme of cultural disintegration is represented by the characters of Maggie and Dee because they embody the new generation of Africans and African-Americans who have become assimilated with American culture, and has lost their sense of individuality -- that is, their African identity. Dee is characterized as an example of the new generation of Africans who do not know the real essence of her heritage; Maggie, meanwhile, represents the marginalized, yet respecting individual who managed to preserve African culture through her actions.
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