Dee goes out into the world and leaves home to go to college. He tells his mother about the changes the world has experienced, but she hasn't noticed because she lives in the same old world. He continues to urge Maggie to follow in his footsteps when he says, “You should try to do something too, Maggie. It's truly a new day for us. But you'd never know it from the way you and Mama still live” (Walker 7). The mother raises Maggie according to the lifestyle of her ancestors. They live simply in the countryside and know skills such as milking and quilting. Some should reflect on whether they had a choice of where Maggie would like to be on the life spectrum or whether she feels conflicted. He can live the same simple life as his mother or new experiences of the outside world. The story ends with the quote: “Maggie smiled; maybe sunglasses. But a real smile, not a scared one. After watching the dust from the car settle, I asked Maggie to bring me some snuff. And then the two of us just sat there having fun, until it was time to go into the house and go to bed” (Walker 7). This scene seems to suggest that Maggie is happy living with her mother and would likely continue her legacy. In a critical essay the writer supports this thought by saying: “Readers praise the “simplicity” of Maggie and her mother, along with their faithfulness to their specific family identity and folk heritage, as well as their refusal to change at whim of an outsider. world that really doesn't have much to do with them” (Fight vs. Flight). Maggie is considered a strong person for carrying on her legacy and choosing to live like her ancestors. He becomes the human embodiment of his peoples