Emily is a minor character in the story and is the Mother’s first born child. Throughout the story the Mother leads the reader to believe that something is not quite right with her daughter. Olsen writes, “Even if I came, what good would it do? You think because I am her mother I have a key, or that in some way you could use me as a key?” (290). Olsen tells of her Daughter’s quiet and backward demeanor, “She was not glib or quick in a world where glibness and quickness were easily confused with ability to learn” (293).
Now stop and think about how you should treat your heritage. Do you simply think your heritage is something to just remember, or do you believe you should apply the things inherited from heritage to everyday use? In Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use,” Mama, Maggie, and Dee, three very different characters, have controversy over this topic. Mama is a tough and robust woman, who has worked all her life to provide for her family. Mama’s always had a soft spot for her daughter, Dee, but when Mama finally stands up to her, she sends the message that the things you inherit from your heritage should be applied to everyday use.
They firmly said “None”. She was very proud to hear that her children had also picked up on their tradition to think for themselves , and hoped that they would carry it on with them from generation to generation. The author obviously believes that there is a problem with some of the people today. She doesn’t believe in the fact that following your culture, simply because it’s your culture, is the right thing to do. When
The story titled The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, was a writing being told in first person. This person is speaking about an educated woman named Miss Moore, who seems to be trying to teach the writer and the peers of the writer about a lesson in life. The characters seem to be from low income and less fortunate families. The lesson I believe the educated women, Miss Moore is trying to get across by showing these great and amazing things to her students is that it’s not impossible to get or enjoy such luxury if they work hard to advance themselves, it is possible. Overall, after reading The Lesson, twice I would have to say I did not enjoy the writing.
A family is the place where a child can have safety, be taught trust, develop a understanding of love and work through pain and hurt. Katie was born to Sally a young mother of nineteen who did not have a safe family where she was taught love, trust or given a place to belong. The parent-child relationship forms the first attachment and without that the child cannot find out who they are and where they belong. Sally did not know who she was or where she belonged. In the beginning having a baby brought joy to her life and Sally wanted to provide for and love Katie.
“Touch Sparks Love”: an interpretation using tools of interpersonal communication (perception and non verbal communication) The essay “Touch Sparks Love” was written by a mother about her daughter Debbie and the struggles they endured in trying to understand each other, and Debbie’s journey of self discovery and development of a positive self concept. In analyzing the essay, I was able to make fact based judgments after reading the mothers words, as well as inferences based on my own opinions of what was written. I was able to determine aspects and elements of perception and its influences on ones reality as well as the strength of non verbal communication and how much it factors in on ones daily life. Perception is a part of how well or even how little we actually understand one another. It has been proven that what we actually completely understand about others in so limited that it has a huge effect on perception and interpersonal communication.
The Help Response Paper Through out the book there were many situations we’re groups are together, and divide. Individuals in “The Help” have either separated themselves form groups or learned to conform in them. When Mae Mobley was young she was never around adults because it was Aibileen’s job to take care of her. Aibileen always taught Mae Mobley about equality which will possibly make hard for her to be excepted in a group. Not because she unable to socialize, but because of the groups she’s around aren’t accepting of her learned beliefs.
Because Skeeter’s parents weren’t a big part of her life as a child, they left their help to raise their daughter. Constantine encouraged Skeeter and gave her confidence. She taught Skeeter that each day she would have to decide wether or not she would listen to what others said about her. She also made Skeeter to believe that she could do what she wanted with her life, “All my life I’d been told what to believe about politics, coloreds, being a girl. But with Constantine’s thumb pressed in my hand, I realized I actually had a choice in what I could believe” (00).
Although Dee was able to obtain a college education, it was in fact her who is ignorant to her own heritage not Mama and Maggie. Dee did not know the family history behind the items made be her ancestors while Mama and Maggie did. By incorporating heritage in to their daily lives Mama and Maggie stay in touch with their heritage while Dee has adapted to a new “modern” way of life losing touch with her own heritage. Family heritage should be practiced in everyday use and not hung on a wall merely displayed as decoration of ones
values education despite her never really attending school. “You ain’t ever gon’ have nothing if you don’t get your education” she said. She learned how to read and write from her mother and simple adding and subtracting. “All that other stuff, whateva you call it, I can’t do that” she laughed. I had to redirect the conversation to asking about her family.