Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use,” tells the story of two very different sisters, their mother, and the conflict that arises when they are all reunited. Dee, excited to take on the world and all it had to offer, arrives to see her family with her new boyfriend. Maggie, badly burned from a fire that happened to the family at a young age, is timid and self-conscious about herself and the marks left on her skin. The reunion of the family brings up various subjects including Dee’s new name - Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. Dee’s name change is knowingly shocking, and signifies a different meaning to each member of the family. Although the change of Dee’s name is shocking to her mother and sister, Wangero signifies a certain meaning to them as well. From the time Wangero arrives, Maggie and her mother are appalled at the actions, atmosphere, and change of heart that are brought along. After fawning over the home and its novelties, Wangero begins to ask if she can have various items, in which were promised to Maggie. Although Maggie sits quietly, as always, Wangero makes it known that she deserves the handmade quilts over her sister. When her Mama denies her of the quilts, Wangero states “Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts. She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use” (302). While Wangero wanted to hang the quilts like artwork, Maggie and her mother knew nothing other than using the quilts for everyday use. Wangero’s visit taught Mama and Maggie how selfish the world can make people, and brought a new light to the way they saw the woman they once called “Dee.” Once Wangero leaves, Mama and Maggie “ sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed” (303). While the world taught Wangero all of the fancy and higher things that the world can offer, Mama and Maggie were enjoying not having to deal with all of these things. The name Wangero signifies the change of Dee that the wo