Everyday Use/ Marriage is a Private affair I’ve always wondered why in the previous generations it was against the rules to marry outside the tribe. Was the natural feeling of Love controlled to a minimum because of who said what was approved and/or not approved of a bridesmaid?. Can common beliefs be expressed and executed differently? To begin with, the story “Everyday use” it centers on the relationship between a mother and her two daughters and the conflict that ensues between daughters and between a mother and a daughter. Also a conflict in which families comprehend the importance of identity & ancestry .Maggie and Dee are the two daughters of the Narrator. Even though they are sisters from the same environment they are…show more content… Dee is ambitious, curious, extroverted, is in school, & wants the finer things in life. Maggie is humble, shy & quiet and more content with her life. Dee questions her sister Maggie the use of the quilts. Seeing that she can use
those quilts as an everyday display to further represent her roots. Maggie puts the use of the quilts to her everyday needs, she sleeps with, she’ll soon be married to that’ll go to use for years, also when she has kids. Maggie will experience the quilt. Dee will not, because they will be hanging up as a display for people of people to view. That shows that two people who appreciates their roots can express them differently
The story “Marriage is a Private affair “ is about two young couple (Nene &
Nnaemeka) Nene is a Christian, a Teacher at a girls school in Lagos, not to familiar with Tribe life. Nnaemeka is from a small village, moves to live Nene in Lagos, doesn’t want to upset his father. Gets into a serious quarrel with his father. tied to two different tribes , who are in love with each other, but Nnaemeka fears his father won’t accept Nene because she is from a different tribe. His father has a bride already selected for Nnaemeka from the same tribe but Nnaemeka is
