According to the mother, how did Dee react when their first house burnt?

According to Mama, Dee was almost joyful when
their first house burned to the ground. She describes having seen Maggie looking terrified as
thecame upon the family, with her dress falling off her body in little ashy flakes. By contrast,
Mama wondered why Dee did not simply dance around the burned remains of the house. It seemed to
Mama that Dee was glad to see the house burning. She had, according to Mama, "hated"
the house entirely, such that when it was burning down, she was standing there and looking at it
as if she was delighted to see it go. This is clearly a significant cause of emotional conflict
for Mama, who recognizes that Maggie, the child with whom she identifies more, was appropriately
devastated at the loss of the house, whereas Dee, who does not identify herself with her family,
behaved as if she were glad to see the house go.