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It is a story set in rural South America, single family home in the pasture, where the African American mother, "Mama Johnson, who grew up to early last century, trying to assimilate, understand, evaluate and appreciate the consequences of their background and definitely dirty idyllic compared to the daughter (Dee), who won an impressive formal development in Georgia in Augusta and moved to work in an urban environment. My mother in several ways,opinions of others, his daughter Maggie, who is compared to the less fortunate. Its shape is not very generous in part because the house fire that left severe burns, which are the visible scars. My mother with the words: "Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by a careless person rich enough in their own vehicles, Sidle someone who does not know enough to be for him? In this way my Maggie walking. She was on the way, his chin on his chest, eyes on the floor, legsshuffle, since the fire that burned the house from others on the ground. Dee is lighter than Maggie is nicer hair and a fuller form. "

The story begins with her mother and hopes to visit Maggie Dee. Dee Despite being a direct relative or two great lengths for the front yard, so clean and wavy. It is a touching story that shows the conflict between formal education, rural tradition, urban modernity, culture,individualism, egocentrism, community, collaboration, family relationships, aesthetics, capitalism, morality, abandonment, conversion, opportunism, intimidation, persecution and emancipation. History has shown, the common scene in America, particularly within the context of the African American.

He realized very early in life, that Dee was much brighter and ambitious two daughters, wanted a modern and advanced, Mom's words, "She, to read to uswithout mercy, forcing the words, the lies, the habits of other people, life for us, sitting trapped and ignorant of her voice. She washed us in the river, pretending, we burned a lot of our knowledge, there is a need to know. "She was open and bold, likes to dress up and show its beauty," Dee wanted nice things. My mother, a woman whose formal education was closed in 1927, shortly after reaching the second-grade education, apparently including his daughterthe brilliance and ambition, raising money, with the help of his church to send her to school in Augusta. Mama and Maggie, is due on the one hand, was eager to see Dee get out of the apartment house, at least for some time. Aura of history, courage, ambition and enthusiasm to the promotion and application of make people uncomfortable when colliding with admiration, is very strong. Dee was a young beautiful and rich language, Maggie Mama says he knows of children of variousfriends, Dee had. Head to the mother, these friends were mostly mysterious, shadowy, and often seems to be in the Dee-induced trance … surprised by the knowledge, the pompous articulation and beauty. Mom says: "She [Dee] were a few [friends]. … Children Weasel … girls who never laughed nervously. Honored and impressed by its well-turned phrase, a nice, scalding humor that erupted like bubbles in lye . Author Alice Walker makes no mention of the parent or parents DeeMaggie, though it is hard to mention his "tough guy hands to work." It is therefore safe to assume that the mother is a single mother. Walker will also lead to questions about the relationship between two sisters. Mom, the arts, writing, focuses on these two as it is likely that they were your children only. Dee apparently has a certain level of passion for their less fortunate sisters, but seems to be in the shadow of his superiority complex, her look downMaggie Maggie, because it is measured by its aesthetic and intellectual attributes, and worldview. Dee is beautiful on the outside and ambitious. Maggie is quite the opposite … burns, bruises, poor vision, rustic, often mixed with the extent of hiding in the corners and the desire to bury our heads in the sand. At some point in the text, Maggie's mom says, "… stop and try to dig in the sand with his finger, which gives us the impression that they sometimes wantthat the world swallowed it. The fire, which burns and Maggie with disabilities undoubtedly contributed to its development and stupefied reservedness. But it is unclear whether the bullying attitude of his older sister Dee also contributed to this. We must remember that Dee had read to her sister and mother, indicating her desire of families to a higher level of social esteem and personal. Maggie's mom speaks "Sometimes, Maggie tells me. Stumbles along in a good mood, butI can not see. She knows it is not clear. "The author makes us curious about the house fire, scarred Maggie. My mother hated Dee points and seemed to enjoy the house fire. It would be a suspicion that Dee had something to do with fire. But almost nothing about how caught fire, he recalls.

How mom and mother await the arrival of Maggie Dee imagine what it would be for her to be together as we imagined the celebrityDee on the Johnny Carson show the top of the audience, a situation in which to travel in luxury limousines. She knows that it is mostly a dream, and he knows that there is some fiction and the vanity of such shows, much of the script. My mother decided that the focus of television, people features such as a thin (one hundred pounds less "than what it is) and fair skin (like cake cooked barley) that are beneficial. She shows unappreciation to look directly at the( "White") people's eyes, and was raised to distrust whites. Dee asked that someone can look in their eyes, without hesitation. In fact it is a new generation of black, and go. Mama knows that television ignores many realities. It is a good example of reality, and she is proud of his pastorate: "In life, I am a big woman with big bone material, human hands to work. … I can kill and clean as a pig without piety as a man. " In contrast to this period, such comparisonsmasculine and feminine forces seem to be quite common.

Details, Dee, including blood relatives had not seen for years, and is particularly short. Mama and Maggie is surprised intimidated charming, bright, luxurious clothes and jewelry in the Dee. Also surprised with his stunning looks, short and thick, "companion of another vehicle. Dee begins issuing" Wa-su-zo.Tean-O. "However, no mention of these words, somewith some knowledge of African languages did not know what this means Wasuze otya nno? "" How was your night "in Luganda East Africa. The man begins to Arab Islamic greeting" Asalamalakim "mom who at first thinks is his name. Dee Dee says that he is gone, but now the name of Africa" Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. It offers no explanation for the names of Africa, but the mention questionable Dee joined the Indian and African heritagemove to the names given by the "persecutors", in relation to the legacy of slavery. Walker did not tell us that Leewanika is probably a spelling mistake in the name of King Lewanika South Africa, which cooperated with the British. Walker has more details on the name. "Nger" in Luganda means "stories" or "Robinson Crusoe", "Wangero" which means, one associated with the story / stories. "Kemanjo is probably a misspelling of a name in Africa, and is not a popular name in Africa. Mamalearns that "it is Asalamalakim Hakim – hairdressing, probably mishearing of the Arabic name of Islam," said Hakim Akbar. "All this is fairly representative of movement in the direction of Africanism and Black Power in 1960 and 1970. Many highly educated formally began adopting the names of Africans and Muslims, often do not know the meaning and history of these names , and many typographical errors. It was an attempt to Africanization of identity, including Islam, as an alternativereligion of Christianity, which was often regarded as the religion of the perpetrators. In fact, many slaves and their ancestors have been faithful. The paradox is that Dees and the world Hakim contempt black African origin, which is closest to them. Compared with African culture to the approval by the South African deep name is only evidence of African culture. This ambivalence is deepening as his robbery attempt crafts Dee precious family, such asquilts (collected through generations of ancestors), and occupation transferred from previous ancestors. Dee probably want to keep valuables, as a symbol of their heritage such as souvenirs, as represented in the house. Maggie Dee even offends, which owns some of them, saying they could only put into "use" and laughingly said: "The brain is like an elephant Maggie" (also in a way that has a good memory). Both mother and Maggie are upset and angry at the attitude of Deefrankly, offensive, selfishness and aggression. Maggie still wants to give the Dee on the quilt I really want. Mom encouraged, strongly denied blankets and throws in Maggie's lap. Akbar Dee and leave immediately, right after Dee suggesting that the mother does not understand the heritage values and Maggie, which should improve the rural environment of southern black. It is the latter case, the mother gets to appreciate the power and value of his youngdaughter seemingly foreign to the habits, cheerful her older sister.

This story is fairly representative of the African American community social dynamics and the dilemma. Among those who look to the past, and their less fortunate peers in search of fame and money in the capitalist world, including aggression, opportunism and the acquisition of property. In southern rural areas is slow, the family is important, the traditionalists are struggling to cope with the extremes of urban planning.Many who leave the traditional black culture shame, but still trying to maintain for maintenance of cultural artifacts, antiques and souvenirs. Dee pleased to see his house burn, but returns to the collection of articles which may also have been burned in the same place. She comes to visit a strange man who says something o. But the mother knows that man will marry Dee. The family and culture is strong in the countryside in the south, individualism and the ambiguities arestrong among the educated black elite, which in this piece to move from a culture of "oppressors" although very refuse to do so. It is a story about black identity crisis and the role of culture and values in black.