Question

How does the narrator of “Everyday Use” see her two daughters differently?

Answer 1

Mama describes Maggie and shy and limited. Dee however, is garnered an even less favorable description, as Mama sees her as having taken on an air of superiority. Mama sees Dee's education and sophistication in a negative light, as she believes her daughter has taken on airs with both herself and her sister.
Maggie is pure, unselfish, uneducated, and totally isolated from the outside world. Mama is very protective.
Dee, on the other hand, is well educated, intimidating, and condescending.
Mama is a hard working, single mother. She has embraced toughness and hard work in order to raise her two girls. She is protective and proud.

Answer 2

In "Everyday Use" we meet Mama, Maggie and Dede. Maggie and Dede are Mama's two daughters, and they are very different from each other. Maggie is an innocent, uneducated girl who is quite domestic. She likes to stay at home and would be happy with a life similar to that of her mother. Dede, on the other hand, is a lot more open to the world. She has studied, and is interested in politics and history and in the world outside her home. Mama feels much closer to Maggie, and she feels that Dede has taken on an attitude of superiority towards them.