he foot of my bed and started rifling through it. This shows the attitude of Dee being very self-centered and parasitic. (Mcquade, ed. And Atwan, ed. 2000)The story makes clear that Dee is equally confused about the nature of her inheritance both from her immediate family and from the larger black tradition. Dee struggles to move beyond the limited world of her youth, and it shines through by her materialistic attitude and hardship she gives her family. Given the self centeredness and aesthetic appeal she gives, Dee still has a lot of learning to do, and still has to understand herself and will do so from the future experiences in her life....
