So, do you think that the outcome of the story was caused by Dee getting a No, Maggie getting a Yes, or a little of both. Explain your answer in 1-2 paragraphs. A paragraph is 4-6 coherent sentences. Feel free to use examples from the text as support.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Week 9.2
Today we discussed the literary analysis for Monday's reading. Hopefully that helped you see a great essay that is organized well. On page 310, the writer states, "It is when Dee tries to take the quilts promised to Maggie that the world, in the form of the narrator, finally says 'no' to Dee - or rather, 'yes' to Maggie - by dumping the quilts in her lap."
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I think it was a yes to Maggie. Her mother favored Dee she said, "She is honest enough to admit that she has always been a little awed by Dee"(308). She also lets Dee take the cover and dasher from the churn. I think that the mother realizes that she is always saying yes to Dee and that she needs to says yes to Maggie. So instead of giving the quilt to Dee she gives the quilt to Maggie who will appreciate it and use it instead of hanging it up for decorations.
ReplyDeleteI felt that throughout the story the mother was favoring Dee a lot more that Maggie possibly because she is her favorite daughter or she may have not been doing it on purpose. In the story it defiantly seemed that she was favoring Dee. When Dee came back and was taking a bunch of things like the butter churn for example, the mother realized that she was always just saying yes to Dee without hesitation. I think that when they were deciding who was going to get the quilts the mother realized that Dee be treated as an equal, she is no better than Maggie. So she felt that she would make it up to Maggie by saying yes to her and not Dee.
ReplyDeleteI think the mother was saying yes to Maggie. In the essay she doesn’t say much about Maggie and it is all about Dee. Since Dee was the one always getting everything she wanted, the mother felt Maggie should get something as well. Even though Maggie had never said she wanted the quilts, her mother wanted her to have them. Dee only wanted the quilts to hang up as decorations and Maggie would appreciate them and use them the way they were meant to be used. Since Dee is favored throughout the essay, the mother finally showed that Maggie can also be favored.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the mother was saying yes to Maggie. She doesn't say much about Maggie and talks about Dee a lot. Dee seems to be the only one who gets what she wants. So I think that the mother thinks that Maggie deserved something. Maggie never stated that she wanted the quilts. But I feel like the mother wanted her to have them. Dee only wanted them because she wanted to hang it up. The mother knew that Maggie would use them the way they were meant to be used. Throughout the whole essay Dee is favored, so the giving of the quilts to Maggie showed that Maggie can be favored to.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the mother/narrator is saying no to Dee. Throughout the story Dee gets everything, her mother’s attention, an education, and when she comes back to visit she ends up taking some family possessions such as the churn. Maggie, on the other hand, does not get much, but I believe this is simply due to her introverted personality. Dee, although she refused them when offered earlier to her, now wants the quilts that have been promised to Maggie and has a very stuck up attitude towards the situation. I think it is more of a no to Dee because she has had so much and now the mother is finally putting her foot down and getting courage to tell her strictly no, she cannot have the quilts. I don’t think it is as much a yes to Maggie as it is a no to Dee because Maggie doesn’t seem to have earned the quilts, they are just being given to her by default when Dee is told no.
ReplyDeleteI believe it was a no to Dee and not a yes to Maggie. Throughout the story you get to see how Dee has the world at her feet and gets what she wants, whereas; Maggie never asks for anything. The narrator does not give us enough information about Maggie and her life, so we have no idea whether or not she asked for anything. Dee on the other hand is all throughout the story and you see how when she wants something you does something about it. So I believe it was a no to Dee since for the first time in her life something was denied to her.
ReplyDeleteI feel that it was a no to Dee because she has always gotten what she wanted. Being the oldest child I have always gotten new clothes when I grow out of them and have always been the first to use stuff. I understand where Dee is coming from but I feel as though because she has always gotten what she wanted it was time that Maggie enjoy something as well. Dee felt out of place and wanted to have a part of her past to remember. Maggie never enjoyed anything and so telling Dee no was a proper place for her to realize not everything goes her way all the time.
ReplyDeleteI think it was more of a no to Dee. The whole story talked about Dee having everything and getting everything she wanted. It also talks about how Dee was never very interested in her heritage and where she came from. When she came home she was more interested in her heritage all of a sudden. Dee expected to get all the family items even though she didn't deserve them. The author finally realizes that and taks the quilts from Dee after she has had enough of being pushed around.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the conclusion of the essay was that Dee got a “no.” I think that this is the case because Maggie receiving the quilts was not a change of the original intention. She received no more than she had expected to before her sister arrived and it did not appear that any more would be coming to her. However, Dee was used to getting anything she wanted. Upon losing the quilts, there was a change in her status quo. She received less than she thought she would and left in more of a place of loss then neutrality on the subject of the quilts. The ending of the essay showed far more change in the narrator’s feeling towards Dee than Maggie.
ReplyDeleteI think the outcome of the story was to Dee getting a No. Finally the narrator of the story was able to make a stand against Dee and Maggie was able to get something for once. Throughout the story Dee got everything she wished for, and so when the narrator said no to Dee, Dee was finally able to realize that she can’t have everything she wants. Dee needed to learn that she can’t have everything and Maggie deserves some things as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a no to Dee rather than a yes to Maggie. Throughout the story, the mother talked about how much she looked at Dee and admired her. Dee was in college, making something of her life. But she realized that Dee never really had any respect or knowledge of her history or culture. Dee did not deserve the quilt and the mother realized that. But at the same time, Maggie was there and never really did anything. She was just there in the backround, never really standing up for herself. So when the mother gave her the quilt, she did not really care that it was given to her. I think it was more about her finally saying no to Dee that it really did not matter who she ended up giving the quilt to. It was just the no to Dee that was important to the mother.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a no to Dee instead of an yes to Maggie. Dee was in college going forward with her life. When it came down to it her mother came to conclusion that Dee didnt know anything about her heritage and what the quilt really meant. Maggie on the other hand was just there at home, she didnt really do anything. She didnt speak up of any of her thoughts. When Maggie was given the quilt it showed Dee that her mother stood up and said no.
ReplyDeleteI think the outcome of the story was caused, not only by Dee getting a firm No, and Maggie getting a Yes, but also the Narrator/Mother standing up for herself; not getting bullied anymore. Throughout the story, Dee had bullied her mother, and sister, into getting what she wanted. During High School, she forced them to listen to her read, which according to the Narrator/Mother,"burned us with a lot of knowledge we did't necessarily need to know." This was just practice for her. Then, when she finally came home for a visit, in which her intentions were not entirely honest, she began approprating things, without any regard to how her mother, or sister felt. This was just another continuation of her bullying. In the end, the mother learned a good lesson from the bullying. She was finally able to see Maggie for herself, instead of through Dee's eye's.
ReplyDeleteI think the outcome was a no to Dee rather than a yes to Maggie. Dee was making something of herself but did not want anything to do with her family before she left for college. Dee lacks memories of her family history and therefore does not deserve the quilts. The author even states, "Instead of scorning the old quilts that her mother had offered to her when she went off to college, now Dee wants to take them with her." (309) This statement clearly shows that Dee rejected her mom's offer for the quilts but now wants them. The mother said no because if Dee actually wanted them she would not have refused them in the first place and would have shown more interest in her heritage all along. Dee did not deserve the quilts and Maggie had not earned them. She just happened to be around to receive them.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the mother/author was saying no to Dee, rather than saying yes to Maggie. The author isn’t saying yes to Maggie because Maggie didn’t ask for (or need) anything, “I can ‘member Grandma Dee without the quits” (307). The mother’s revelation that Dee didn’t respect or need her family history, gave her the courage to push her fascination and admiration for Dee aside and do what was right. She finally stood up for her family heirlooms when Dee had taken too much, and consequently Maggie “won” the quilts by default.
ReplyDeleteI think in this situation it was a no to Dee. Their mom knows that Dee is the child who got everything in life, while Maggie on the other hand was held back by a horrible accident. Dee went on to college and got away from their small home, she's taken a lot out of life and I think their mom decided that now it was Maggies turn to get something.
ReplyDeleteI think it's finally a no to Dee and yes to Maggie. For years Dee was told yes while Maggie was constantly being told no. Dee was praised and looked up to while Maggie was looked at as pathetic. When Maggie got the quilt over Dee, that just shows that finally Maggie was chosed over Dee. Maggie got what she wanted for the first time in her life while Dee had to feel the disappointment of not getting her way.
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ReplyDeleteI think it was more of a "no" to Dee. The reason is because Dee was the one who was talked about the most all through the essay. The mom solely focused on Dee's achievements, and spent little time on Maggie. Because of this, Maggie hasn't really proved herself to be a successful character. While she is in the footsteps of a somewhat successful that doesn't necessarily mean that she is going to follow the exact path as Dee.
I think it is more a less a no to Dee. Dee always got what she wanted and Maggie was the complete oposite. Dee was pretty clearly favored over Maggie. It is also a yes to Maggie but the overall intention was a no to Dee. In the end Dee finally got said no to and Maggie finally got her way.
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