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What is ironic about Dee's interest in the churn top and quilts in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker?

She doesn't understand how to use them or where they came from.

She wasn't interested in them when they were part of her everyday life.

She thought they had been destroyed when her old house burned down.

She thinks they are worthless, wom-out, and old-fashioned.

In the story "Everyday Use," we learn about how different people think about the concepts of culture and heritage. For example, we learn about Dee, who thinks of culture as something that is fashionable and meant to be on display. This is the opposite to how her sister Maggie thinks of heritage, as Maggie believes that culture should be a part of a person's everyday life. While the two sisters fight over the quilts they inherited from their grandmother, it is clear Dee does not understand culture the same way as Maggie. This is obvious when we look at the fact that Dee was not interested in the quilts when they were part of her everyday life.