attitude toward the heirlooms of her family. (Mcquade, ed. And Atwan, ed. 2000)Even more about the hostility of Dees attitude toward her heritage and culture is the significance of Dees name change. Dee disregards the importance of her name, that fact that she was named after her aunt Dicie. You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie. And when asked about why she changed her name to Wangero, Dee only had a clich answer. I couldnt bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me. Another important detail are the words directly after her answer about what happened to her name-shes dead. By these words, Walker shows that Dee has distanced herself even further from her family, heritage and culture, despite her new name and manner of talking. (Mcquade, ed. And Atwan, ed. 2000)The impression of Dee in Everyday Use, is that Dee is more occupied with aesthetic appearances rather then practicality. She is described as being light skinned, with nice hair that, stands straight up like the wool on a sheep, and full figured. When Dee first comes to visit her family, shes wearing a long dress, even though the weather is very hot. The dress is also gaudy, colored with enough yellow and orange to throw back the light of the sun. Dee is also wearing numerous pieces of jewelry, earrings and bracelets. Dee is more into her self-appeal, then the simplicity of being comfortable. (Mcquade, ed. And Atwan, ed. 2000)Not only is Dee into her aesthetic appearance she is very aggressive, greedy and self-serving. When Dee first meets her family, she starts snapping pictures of the house and her mother before even greeting them with a kiss or a hug, or even a handshake. Later, when theyre in the house. Dee begins just taking various items for herself, assuming they belong to her first, before even asking permission from her mother. Walker, through Mrs. Johnson point of view describes Dee as going straight, to the trunk at t...
