History Behind The Quilts

In the argumentative essay “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen, Quindlen argues that tragedy and a common enemy connect the people of the United States as seen by her reference to past events. Quindlen discusses the effects of the World Trade Center attacks by stating, “Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack. Terrorism has led to devastation‒ and unity.” During the World Trade Center attacks, citizens united and helped each other; grieved with one another. The attack made the nation silent as we all offered a shoulder to grieve on and a hand to help. Quindlen depicts the effects of the World Trade Center attacks by stating, “When photographs of the faces of all those

The Quilt is another symbol in “Trifles”. The stitching on the quilt represents the emotional state of Minnie. Mrs. Hale points out “all the sewing had been nice and even to a point, then all of

These quilts have a deep attachment to Mama, as she had helped in the creation of these quilts. They symbolize the past and the memories that come with the past. Before Mama decides who gets the quilts she asks Dee “What would you do with them?” (496). Dee responds with “Hang them…” (Walker 496). This shows how Dee views the quilts and the other items as a fashion statement that should be put on display for others to see instead of memories of her heritage. When Mama realizes that Dee cannot appreciate the quilts like Maggie would “[She] did something [she] never had before: hugged Maggie to [her], the dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero’s hands and dumped them into Maggie’s lap.” (Walker 496). Mama would rather risk the quilts potentially being ruined by Maggie than to let them go

Wanieks use of literary devices for “The Century Quilt” made it an elegant and comforting poem. The structure was neat and included a very peaceful shift between stanzas. She describes the quilt effectively and gracefully throughout this poem using literary devices constantly. She carries the quilts memory-filled history thoughtfully through effective use of literary devices such as clear imagery, a reminiscent and comforting tone, and the successful flow and incorporation of time throughout the stanzas.

This unfolds as a determiner in Mama's decision as she gives the quilts to the one who will overall appreciate them.

The quilts represent Maggie and Mrs. Johnson 's connection to the community as they emphasize the value of the people who originally created the quilts as Dee shows disregard to those individuals. Maggie feels she is much more worthy than Dee of the quilts because she will put those "priceless" quilts to "everyday

Tha main conflict in the short story “Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker, is Mother’s decision on which daughter will get the quilt, also showing the importance of heritage that how two quilts could symbolize the family’s legacy. Walker points out the difference between the stereotypes of African American women with the realities that make up their lives and expresses the importance of culture. The story evolves around when Dee visits her family and introduces her fiancé, with the intentions of not only visit her mother and sister; as well to demonstrate her superiority to them. The events in the climax resolve the conflict because Maggie wants the quilt for everyday use, and Dee wants it use them to decorate her own place. Maggie knows more of

The history of these quilts is a history of the family. The quilts was most valuable to Mama and Maggie, they do not want to see the quilts as stuff to be hung on the wall and respected as folk art, but as the useful household items. Walker is

In this story, symbolism plays a big role that makes this more attracted to the reader’s eyes. The characters such as the following: Mama Johnson, Dee, and Maggie all symbolize a manifold of different things that happened and/or took place back in the 1950s and 1960s. The characters and the quilt are combined together even if you as a reader can’t see that. The patches intertwined with the characters and it

We have Maggie, one of the sisters. She is the kind of person who lives linked by the family traditions. Since she has lived all her life with her mother, and her level of education is quite low, her only skills are the ones taught by her family. The quilt in a certain way represents her way of living. She is really connected with her family, and she really applies all that knowledge making objects that are helpful for her and for her family. However, the quilt also symbolizes something different with Maggie. She sees the quilt just as a quilt, an object. I am not saying that she does not really care about it, what I am trying to explain is that she does not see the quilt as something special because she is used to make them, so it can be replaced

Mother, taken aback by her daughter’s newfound interest, relinquishes heirlooms she’d always wanted to give to her daughter, but that Wangero had never accepted. Wangero now takes advantage of this and asks for “the quilts.” The quilts that Mother had wanted to give her for college, but that Dee didn’t accept. Now, Mother has given them to Maggie as a gift for a seemingly arranged marriage. Wangero demands to have her way with the quilts, but Mother stands up for Maggie and yanks them away, handing the quilts to Maggie. All of this seems to stem from the period of time Wangero was living in. In the 1970s, the Black Pride Movement was on the move. Does this mean Wangero’s sudden acceptance of her African heritage is an effort to flow with the modern trends? It is most likely, since her style seems to fluctuate with the rest of the modern world. Instead of Wangero wanting to use the items from the house, she was putting them on

First, Mama had a hand in adding to the family quilt when her mother and her sister had first began making it from old clothes and fabrics. She understands where the quilts fabric has come from and knows that it is a representation of their family history. She promises the quilts to

She is using the quilt as an object to impress rather than to use the object as a form of

The boys wanted the little seamstress to fit the role of a perfect lover like one of the characters in their stories. However, they underestimated the power their reading would have on her and were unaware of the complete consequences of their actions. The stories awaken more than just her desire for romance, they give her a desire to improve herself. She sees in herself potential to become a better person modeled after the characters she hears about and this leads her to want to think independently and break away from the chains of her small village. Novels can often influence a person's behavior as either the actions of the characters or the

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