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How Does Dee's Mother Influence Others And The World

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The parents informs the way one views others and the world. In the short story “Everyday Use” By Alice Walker Dee had stated “Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!”.(64) This quote explains and shows how Maggie and Dee’s mother influenced Dees views on others and the world. Their mother has influenced dee to believe that old clothes stitched together by their grandmother, are too important to give to maggie because “She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use”. However others would say that peers influence the way one views others and the world also. In the film “Bend It Like Beckham” By Gurinder Chadha, in this specific part of the film Jess’s mother told her she couldn’t play soccer anymore. Jess then went to her peer

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