1. Dee and Maggie have different opinions of their culture, and once Dee left, Maggie was left in her original culture to cultivate. Dee had an education and was able to grow as a plant would in a garden whereas Maggie was let in a dark cupboard with no care. She couldn't grow and learn and expand herself as Dee was able to (Walker 258). She flourished in a newer culture so her reactions would be different than those of Maggie.
2. Dee admires her old culture after she changed cultures because she can see the differences and similarities and enjoy them (Walker 261). She looks down on Maggie's culture when she says shed be backward enough to use the quilts every day (262). She tells her mother she doesn't understand her own heritage (263).
3. I don't think the mother is on Dee's side or the other side. She presents Dee in a negative light when she and the mother argue, fight, and finally walk away from each other (263). The man is shows as a backward old woman who doesn't wish to change; she is closed minded. Dee is a woman who thinks she is better than her family. If Walker were on one of their sides, she would have shown either of them in a more positive light.
