("Everyday Use", Walker)
"Maggie by now was standing in the door. I could almost hear the sound her feet made as they scraped over each other. "she can have them, Mama," she said, like somebody used to never winning anything, or having anything reserved for her. "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts"
What a tainted relationship, focused on power and materials. Perhaps Dee-Dee should be named Jafar, as in Jafar from Disney's Aladdin. Jafar is a selfish and power-seeking character, trampling anyone and anything is his path to be at the top. To complete the connection, the character of Aladdin would be filled by Maggie: a girl of a tortured past willing to give up material goods and simply hold on to memories and dreams. Dee-Dee and Maggie are foil characters displayed in their different passions, appearances, and care for others. The use of foil characters transcends the emotion felt in the given quote able and moves the sympathy towards Maggie. The final scenes of Aladdin mirror those of this tale: the defense-less and compassionate character, Maggie/Aladdin overcomes and drastically changes the future concerning the selfish being, Dee-Dee/Jafar. The tainted relationship is improved into a fair and just relationship based upon the implications of the foil characters and chosen diction.
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