Farrell states, In this essay, I will argue that this popular view is far too simple a reading of the

story (179). She is objecting the common view that Dee is completely selfish and offers no
cultural influence. She thinks that Dee is actually seen as a bit of a deity-divindade to the
mother. Farrell believes that Dee offers a sense of heritage and better means of coping-lidar
with an oppressive society, which the mother envies.
Story told by Mama and her views is not to be accepted uncritically.
p.181 2
nd
p. Mama thinks Dee will hate the new house, but Dee arrives with a camera and
never takes a picture without making sure the house is included. Farrel says that most readers
think this is because it became fashionable to have rural roots and Dee wanted record of her
humble origins. But we must be aware that it is Mamas point of view.
p.181 3 p. Mama admires Dee as a fearless girl that look White people in the eyes. Hesitation
was no part of her. Mama admires her determination.
End of the page 181- Mama feels trapped and ignorant because she never had a education.
Her school was closed down after she completed only second grade. Mama like the other
African Americans in her community, did not fight: colored asked fewer questions than they
do now (50). Mama is trained in acquiescence while Dee refuses to stick to the status quo. UIt
shows the importance of language. Eu acho q Education was the reason of her separation and
lack of understanding for family identity and heritage.
p.182 final do seg. P. According to Farrel, Dee attempt to try to extend her own education to
her family is to make them abandon their ignorance and acquiescence to an oppressive
system.
p.182 last line- In her admiration of the dress, Mama illustrates Walkers point that everything
new is not to be feared change can be positive. But, Maggie remains fearful in face of the
friendliness of Dees companion.
p.183-seg. P. A questao da mudanca do nome. Farrel says that she does that because the
name comes from the people who oppress her. But eu nao acho, pq foi a mae q deu o nome a
ela.
p.183- final do Segundo p. Interesting that she points out that both Mama and Dee are blind
to particular aspects of heritage. Dee has to learn about her particular and family history, and
Mama about history of African Americans in general and about fighting oppression. But eu
acho q ela sabe sobre lutar, j q ela viu o tio? Lutar. Both of them make concession here, Dee
lets her mother, that she dont need to use the new name, and Mama shows her willingness to
learn and to use the name.
p.184 meio do prim p. When Mama does not let Dee stay with the quilts, Farrel says that
Mama here is behaving as Dee, refusing to back down, as if Dee had taught Mama something
about fighting back like the generation from the early 1970s. It shows the relation between the
willingness to fight for a cause vs the desire to remain passive.
p. 185 last p. o momento de epiphany, qnd ela compara that moment com her feeling of
being touched by the spirit of God, it shows that church provides to African Americans the
spirituality necessary to defy oppression. Acho q qnd ela diz isso, ela se ocntradiz, pq parece q
a opressora aki a Dee.
p.186 terceira linha- Spirit of rebellion without respect for traditional black institutions of
Everyday Use is empty. Dee is selfish In her activism. There must be a balance, that is what
Mama shows in her epiphany, a balance between heritage represented by her two daughters.
She uses Maggies respect for tradition and Dees refusal to back down to portray Walkers
idea of what is necessary to provide true social change.