In Search Of Our Mothers' Gardens And Everyday Use: Honoring Heritage

Part I of Essay
In Alice Walker’s “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens” and in “Everyday Use,” the author’s different stories of heritage demonstrate the conflicting ideas of how to honor one’s heritage, even though there are various ways discussed to honor heritage all are correct. In “Ev ....

Part II of Essay
.... the butter churn and the butter dish from her grandmother. She thought that these things were so amazing because they were old and the churn top and dasher were hand whittled. When Dee went into the chest and pulled out the quilts that were made by her grandmother, mother and Big Dee, she automatically wanted them too. Dee thought they the quilts should be hung and put on display. She didn’t think that Maggie should use them on her bed when she got married because they were so “priceless.” However, that demonstrates more heritage than han ....