Maggie believes
that Dee has not been exposed to any real struggles, and to some extent, she is jealous of her
sister. Maggie is of the opinion that she has sacrificed a lot for her sisters happiness. The
family did not have enough money to send them both to school, and it took the Church's
intervention to enable Dee to pursue an education.
Maggie is also clearly
intimidated by her sister and believes her sister to be cold even towards her.
She wrote me once that no matter where we choose to live, she will
manage to come see us. But she will never bring her friends. Maggie and I thought about this and
Maggie asked me, Mama, when did Dee ever have any friends?
Thus, apart from being sisters and sharing a mother, there is nothing else that defines
their relationship. Although Maggie is intimidated by her sister, she does not hesitate to
demonstrate her displeasure when Dee asks to have the old quilts.
Dee, on the
other hand, looks down upon her sister and believes she is backward. She suggests that Maggie
would not appreciate the quilts and would instead put them to everyday use. Dee feels a sense of
entitlement, which defines her relationship with Maggie.
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