Everyday Use

Everyday use

How does the following passage contribute to reader's' understanding Maggie? "Aunt Dee's first husband whittled the dash', said Maggie so low you almost couldn't hear her. "His name was Henry, but they called him Stash." (Paragraph 52)

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Even though Dee wants the dasher and other objects she identifies as being significant to her heritage, she doesn't know their history or their importance to the family. When Hakim-a-barber asks "Uncle Buddy whittle that, too?" and Dee is unable to answer, it is Maggie who must tell the family of the meaning behind the object

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