Maggie doesn't care about materialistic things. Maggie knows her family and the history behind her last name. Maggie lives comfortably in the little house with Mom. Maggie never left the house. In the film version of "Everyday Use", Maggie is happy at the end of the film. The reason Maggie is happy at the end of the movie is because Dee is leaving. Dee makes Maggie uncomfortable when she's around. Dee, on the other hand, is the opposite of Maggie. Dee isn't afraid to tell anyone what she thinks or feels. Dee changes her birth name to an African name. Dee also changes the way she dresses. Dee, in the film, wears an African dress, earrings and thick hair. In the film version of "Everyday Use", Dee asks her mom "where is the toilet?" (Media Group Films 2003) Mom looked at Dee as if she had never lived there. Dee acts like she's from a foreign country. Dee knows where the toilets are. In the movie version of "Everyday Use", she first takes pictures of Mom and Maggie. When introducing herself in the film version of "Everyday Use", Dee said, "No, Mom, not Dee, it's Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo" (Films Media Group 2003)! Dee never liked where she came from. From the beginning of the story, Dee hated her name. Dee likes to get everything she wants and wants everything that's in fashion. Hearing “no” is a foreign word to Dee. When she had friends, she