20世纪六七十年代,许多非洲裔美国黑人想重新找回自己的非洲根源,并且想要摒弃他们在美国的历史传承。美国黑人女作家艾丽丝.沃克通过短篇小说《日用家当》中三个女性形象的塑造以及两床被子和搅乳棒的象征意义,传达出了美国黑人在界定自己的文化上的身份的时候,既要重视自己的非洲根源,又要接受在美国的历史传承的思想。 In the 1960s and 1970s, many African-American blacks wanted to rediscover their own African roots and want to abandon their historical legacy in the United States. American black writer Alice Walker, through the creation of three female images in the short story “Daily Use of Household Goods” and the symbolic meaning of the two blankets and stir-fried milk bars, conveys that when African Americans define their cultural identity, both We must attach importance to our own African roots and accept the idea of ​​the historical heritage in the United States.