Dee continues to travel the world and leaves home to attend college. She tells Mom about the changes the world has gone through, but she hasn't noticed them because she lives in the same old world. She continues to urge Maggie to follow in her footsteps when she says, "You should try to make something of yourself too, Maggie." It's really a new day for us. But the way you and mom still live, you’ll never know” (Walker 7). The mother raises Maggie according to the lifestyle of her ancestors. They simply live in the countryside and know skills like milking and quilting. Some should consider if given a choice where Maggie would want to be in the spectrum of life or if she feels conflicted. She can either live the same simple life as her mother or gain new experiences of the outside world. The story ends with the quote: “Maggie smiled; maybe sunglasses. But a real smile, not fear. After watching the dust from the car settle, I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. And then we both sat there enjoying it, until it was time to go back into the house and go to bed” (Walker 7). This scene seems to imply that Maggie is happy living with her mother and would likely continue her legacy. In a critical essay, the author supports this thought by saying: "Readers praise the 'simplicity' of Maggie and her mother, as well as their allegiance to their specific family identity and folk heritage as well as their refusal to change at the will of a stranger. a world that “doesn’t really 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. She becomes a human incarnation of her people