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A quilt is an actual thing—a bed covering. How does the making of a quilt and the quilt itself relate to America? What else could the quilt as metaphor be used to describe?

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The quilt itself relates to america because it is patched together with different parts, just like a quilt is. In Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use," the traditional family quilts symbolically stand for the generational struggles and accomplishments of the Johnson family.

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