[dee (wangero) is still admiring the quilts, but the narrator explains that she has promised them to maggie as a wedding present.]
she gasped like a bee had stung her.
âmaggie canât appreciate these quilts! â she said. âsheâd probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.â . .
[the narrator exclaims that she hopes maggie will use the quilts. no one has used them all this time that she has saved them. she also remembers that dee (wangero) had once told her that the quilts were old-fashioned and that she didnât want to take one to college with her.]
âbut theyâre priceless! â she was saying now, furiously; for she has a temper. âmaggie would put them on the bed and in five years theyâd be in rags. less than that! â . .
in âeveryday useâ by alice walker, what does deeâs dialogue reveal about her feelings toward her sister?
a. she believes maggie is simple and ignorant.
b. she is jealous that maggie has the quilts.
c. she thinks maggie does not deserve marriage.
d. she sees maggie as a source of competition.
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