Ms. Johnson was a very old-fashioned, single, African American woman with strong family values. She dreamed of having a perfect family, but she also respected her ancestors and how they progressed as a family as well. She named her oldest daughter Dee after her aunt Dicie. This showed the readers that Ms. Johnson was devoted to keeping the “family name” considering her grandmother, and great-grandmother had the name as well. This shows that family heritage ran deep in her heart to not forget where she came from.

Later on in the story, Ms. Johnson noticed imprints in the butter churn top that Uncle Buddy had made. She studied the intriqite details in her mind, obviously carr

For the Johnson family, it seems as if they had very little standing in the community, so they had to hold dear what things they had as a family. Maggie and Ms. Johnson were very satisfied with their lifestyle. They loved each other’s presence and they loved all of the history in their small home.

Maggie, the youngest daughter was physically unattractive but she knew that family was very important. She loved her mom, her home, her yard, and surprisingly enough… her rude, selfish sister. She loved her and her mother’s lifestyle even though it may have been rough at times and very simplistic.

At the end of the story, Dee is trying to take some of the old artifacts of family history and her mother was feeling upset. All of the history and memories in the handmade quilts were not even important to Dee. Maggie loved all of the old things that were traced back in the family for the value that they held. Dee just wanted to decorate her house that she thought was better than where she came from. Ms. Johnson finally stood up for something that she believed in and gav

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