In everyday use why does dee reject her cultural identity?

In the story "everyday use" Dee want to change her cultural identity because she thinks it's the old one and is dead now in modern days so she wants to change in order to make it fashionable. Actually Dee was quit influenced by her social environment so she think an old times thing must be rejected and she actually was paying attention to what the other people thinks.

In the story "everyday use" Dee want to change her cultural identity because she thinks it's the old one and is dead now in modern days so she wants to change in order to make it fashionable. Actually Dee was quit influenced by her social environment so she think an old times thing must be rejected and she actually was paying attention to what the other people thinks.