Everyday Use

Everyday use by Alice Walker

What does the narrator mean when she says that Maggie thinks Dee "has held life always in the palm of one hand, that 'no' is a word the world never learned to say to her"?

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Mama thinks Dee has always willed her success. She is driven to achieve her goals. She uses people to get there but she usually gets what she wants.

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