The mother wants her daughter to act the way she thinks she should. The mother’s use of the word “slut” makes the story have a harsh tone, and the tone it is persistent throughout the story. Despite the harsh and belittling tone, “Putting her foot down” on her daughter is the theme of the story. The mother is giving advice, or what is perceived to be as demands, about what a woman is supposed to be like. Case in point, “...on Sundays try to walk like a lady...you mustn’t speak to wharf-rat boys, not even to give directions...this is how to sew on
She wishes to teach this to her two daughters but times have changed and her daughters have difference views of what they think heritage is. “Everyday Use” shows the difference between learning about heritage and learning from it. The direct and the indirect characterization of the three main characters help the reader understand the different views of heritage; Mama thinks Dee rejects it, Mama is ignorant to the realness of heritage, and Maggie learns from it. The direct characterization of Dee leads the reader to think that she rejects her mother’s heritage. Direct characterization is when the narrator, in this case ‘Mama’, tells the reader what the character’s traits are.
Assignment 301 Principles of communication in adult social care settings 18.06.12 Task B Case study You are a social care worker and a service user, Hannah, tells you that she is unhappy taking her new medication as she thinks she does not need it and so she is throwing it away. You know from her care plan that Hannah does need to take the medication regularly and gets confused. Hannah begs you to keep this confidential and not tell anyone especially her daughter, who she sees regularly, as her daughter will be very angry. Bi How would you explain the term ‘confidentiality’ to Hannah? Whilst it is Hannah’s right to make decisions for herself and choose to take the medication or not, in this case from the information given it could be detrimental to her health and therefore I would explain to Hannah that the information given to me in confidence; through Hannah not taking her prescribed medication she may be at risk of harm and therefore I would need to pass the information on to my Manager to ensure her wellbeing is being addressed.
I find Girl to be a very brave and risky character, as is Oedipus. On page 81 of Mother Hicks, Girl is discussing her background with Mother Hicks. She states that she is no longer on the look out to find her mother, but she is rather in search for her name. “I know, but I can’t go back there until I find what I need” (81). This line is Girl’s response to Mother Hicks stating that her mother cares and wants her back.
And the next word out of anybody and I’ll be their mother too” (Bambara 77). Here she shows that she truly is tough and she is not just talk. The girls back away in fear, too intimidated to respond to her challenge. This story is narrated by Squeaky, whose main responsibility in her family is taking care of Raymond, her mentally disabled older brother. She explains that many people insult Raymond, referring to him as her “little brother,” but she tries to hold herself above the taunts (Bambara 75).
The comparison of characters is something an author allows us to do while reading a story. They do so by, describing to us the characters appearance, personality, lifestyle, and any other unique qualities that might help illustrate someone. In the story “everyday use”, written by Alice walker, it is written from a mother’s point of view as she talks about her two daughters, Maggie and Dee, and how different they are. They are both similar in some ways yet, have very individual personalities, physical appearances, and perspective on things. The first thing I noticed while reading the story was how the two girls differed in appearance.
Little Women, Big Issues: How to fit in during the mid 19th century Like we talked about on Wednesday, the novel is a "Literature of Instruction" novel and written to tell young women on how to behave and how to "fit in" in this restricted society. I want to discuss Little Women focusing on themes relevant to women during that time period, such as personal identity and the roles of gender, society and economic status. Personal Identity -Finding a sense of personal identity (Wanting to fit in) is another issue that women faced in the mid 18th century and in this book. -The girls in this book are striving to find a sense of personal identity and to find a place that they fit in their community of peers, their family, and society. -We see the girls trying to fit in and find their own identity.
At the beginning of the play, Russell portrays Rita as a stereotypical working class woman. She values her job as a hairdresser and enjoys singing songs at the local pub with her family. Even with these values in life, Rita becomes disillusioned by being in a lowbrow social class, and craves to improve her standing in society. Rita, through education believes she can change herself on the inside in much the same way as her clients change their outward appearance with a haircut.
This form of education also allows Jane to explore her imagination. At Gateshead, Jane is constrained by the form of education afflicted upon her by the Reed’s, she is educated to be humble and obedient, this is illustrated through her subservient character, “silence! This violence is all most repulsive.” By Mrs Reed telling Jane to “silence”, conveys that her aunt wants Jane to know her dependency, inferior status, and her little rights. The Reed family use hegemonic control upon Jane, to educate her to be submissive. This informal form of education places constraints upon Jane, as the authority of her aunt and cousins restricts her.
Maggie was very uneasy around her sister; her mother tells her anxiousness in regard to Dee’s visitation: “Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe” (119). Dee undermines her sister, not always knowing what type of impact she impresses upon Maggie. Dee does not appreciate her sister or her mother, both of which is barely educated and lives in a poor, dilapidated home. In fact, Dee had her own way of making this noticeable in one instance when she stood off in the distance while their first home burned down with her mother and sister inside (121). She does not feel comfortable taking on the old fashioned lifestyle her mother and sister do.