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Quote #10
And then [Dee] turned to Maggie, kissed her, and said, "You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie. It's really a new day for us. But from the way you and Mama still live you'd never know it." (81)
Ouch—it's probably safe to assume that when Dee says It's really a new day for us, she's referring to African Americans. Dee seems to blame her mother and Dee that they're not as "advanced" in their progress as they could be. Does she have a point or is she full of baloney?