In Alice Walker's story “Everyday Use” an object becomes the cause of conflict between Maggie and her sister Dee. The object of conflict between these two polar opposite sisters is a handmade quilt passed down from their ancestors. They both associate the quilt with their heritage, but it is obvious that their views on heritage are quite different. Dee, the eldest daughter, represents a misunderstanding of inheritance as material while for Maggie inheritance is both knowledge and form that is passed down from one generation to the next through learning and experiences. Mom and Maggie symbolize the connection between generations and the legacy passed between them. They. They continue to live together in their humble home. Mother is a “large, bony woman” (Walker 1) who takes care of the necessary maintenance of the land. And Maggie is a shy, scared girl who is “ashamed of her burn scars” (Walker 1). Neither Mom nor Maggie are 'modernly' educated people: “I [Mom] never had an education. Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles good-naturedly. He knows he's not brilliant” (Walker 2). However, by helping her mother, Maggie uses handmade objects in her life, experiences the lives of her ancestors, and learns both, exemplified by Maggie's knowledge of handmade objects and the people who made them, knowledge that Dee does not owns. .In contrast to Mama and Maggie, Dee searches for her heritage without fully understanding it. Dee returns home with a modern education, having been sent "to a school in Augusta" (Walker 2). Dee takes on another name without understanding her original name, nor does she try to learn it. Wangero (Dee) attempts to connect with her heritage by taking “photo after photo of me sitting there in front…in the middle of the paper…you should try to do something too, Maggie.” . It's truly a new day for us. But the way you and mama still live, you'd never know it,” (Walker 6). These last words she says to Maggie only solidify the fact that Dee's idea of ​​heritage is very misunderstood. Dee sees legacy as the quilt on the wall or the slide at the top of the alcove. He knows that these objects are handmade but he doesn't know the story behind them. Dee simply wants to show off her heritage without truly remembering it. His house will be nothing more than a museum of African artifacts. Mom and Maggie, on the other hand, know the importance of keeping the memories of their ancestors alive through the daily use of things passed down or left behind. Quilts are part of who I am today. Works Cited Walker, Alice. “Daily use.” 1973