Dee versus Maggie: A Struggle for Self-Understanding

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English

 

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Christopher W

 

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April 7, 2017

 

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She states "I couldn't bear it any longer being named after the people who oppresses me" (455). However, to Dee's mother, the name is symbolic of family unity. Dee's mother traces the name back to Dee's aunt, Dicie. The name holds a symbolic value to Dee's mother because it belongs to a love one. Walker uses this strategy to show that Dee has little or no understanding of her heritage, and if she took the time to accept her people's way of life, she would have a better understanding...
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Walker uses this strategy to show that Dee has little or no understanding of her heritage, and if she took the time to accept her people's way of life, she would have a better understanding. Dee changing her name shows how she tries to mask her true culture with bits and pieces of her knowledge of her ancestors...
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