"She doesn't even go here."

In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, I found significance in Walker's use of imagery and synesthesia.  On page 176, line 20, the speaker says "A dress so loud it hurts my eyes.  There are enough yellows and oranges to throw back the light of the sun.  I feel my whole face warming from the heat waves it throws out.  This use of imagery and synesthesia applies to the senses of touch and sight, but also describes the feelings in terms of sound, using the adjective "loud."  This description seems to characterize Dee, showing her love of fashion and desire to stand out.  The "loudness" of the dress is also made to seem unnatural and unfitting in her current environment.  It is an early indication that Dee has abandoned her family and her past, and has no desire to return to it.  The speaker goes on to describe "bracelets dangling and making noises," a loose and flowy dress, and Dee's hair, "straight up like the wool on a sheep (p 176, line 27)."  These lines also appeal to the senses.  Only taste and smell are left out. The speaker's eventual admission of liking the dress shows Dee's beauty, but still, the "loud" qualities of the dress stand out.  There is nothing inherently wrong with the person of Dee, but the dress of her new society and lifestyle that she has placed upon her shoulders hides her  natural, inherited beauty.  She doesn't belong.