In the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, Dee becomes angry with her mother because she won't allow her to take quilts she had already promised to give it to him. to Maggie. I don't think this feeling is justified at all. Mother sent Dee to a school in Augusta to keep her happy since their house burned to the ground, that must have cost a lot; when Dee comes to visit, it's as if she has changed. Dee seems very unappreciative. Mom tells Dee that she already promised Maggie that they could be hers, then asks, "Why don't you take one or two of the others?" » (Walker160). Dee explodes at the narrator. She could have just told Dee that she couldn't have the quilts at all and also, Dee didn't give her a good enough reason for her to have the quilts instead of