<em>The symbolism used in the passage suggests that Dee is fashionable because of her love of clothes.</em>
The text clearly describes that "Dee wanted nice things. A yellow organdy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she'd made from an old suit somebody gave me. She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts." As you can read, Dee loved her clothes. She was 16 years old and she definitely knew she had a personal style that wanted people to be aware of.
"Everyday Use" is a short story written by Alice Walker in 1973, that appears in her book "In Love and Trouble." The story refers to a family in the South of the United States, and how Dee tried to change the culture and traditions lived by her family.
