Question

In the short story "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker, why does the narrator think

Maggie will appreciate the quilts more than Dee?
A. Maggie was her grandmother's favorite, but Dee wasn't well-liked
by many of her family members.
B. Maggie has promised to mend them and keep them clean, but Dee
will wear them out and destroy them.
C. Maggie will stay close to home after she marries, but Dee lives too
far away for the narrator to see the quilts.
D. Maggie will use them and appreciate them, but Dee will hang them
up and call them antiques.

Answer 1

The narrator in 'Everyday Use' believes Maggie will value the quilts more because she will use them as part of daily life, while Dee sees them as mere artifacts.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use," the narrator believes that Maggie will appreciate the quilts more than Dee because Maggie will use them and appreciate them, but Dee will hang them up and call them antiques. The quilts hold significant cultural and family value, representing the narrator's legacy and her ancestors' lives. Maggie understands the quilts' everyday importance and relationship to their heritage, seeing them as a practical part of daily life, while Dee views them as artifacts or objects of art, detached from their practical use and family connection.