Direct characterization is when the narrator, in this case ‘Mama’, tells the reader what the character’s traits are. For instance, when Dee wants the quilts Mama says “I didn’t want to bring up how I had offered Dee (Wangero) a quilt when she went away to college. Then she had told me they were old-fashioned, out of style” (114). Dee leads Mama to think that she [Dee] is self-centered and judgmental of their heritage, represented by the quilts. By rejecting the quilts the first time Dee rejected their culture.
3). Mama loves and respects her ancestors, as is understood in her description and treatment of the quilts: "They had been pieced together by Grandma Dee and then Big Dee and me had hung them on the quilt frames on the front porch and quilted them... in both of them were Grandpa Jarrell's paisley shirts. And one teeny faded blue piece... that was from Great Grandpa Ezra's uniform that he wore in the Civil War" (103). The quilts are important to Mama as a
mother regrets leaving house because she wants to settle down but she is also getting sick moving around and has given up hope starting new life. * at start blackberries represent new hope but at end reflect mothers mood and life, as if it was wasted * depersonalisation major theme drifters. it mainly affects mother. she lacks identity in poem and continuously referred to as "she". tom, father, only person who has identity in poem.
Her mother also told her this advice because she has to get married but she is rejecting every guy and is always complaining about it. She only sees whats bad in people and doesn't see the positive things about a person. What is she supposed to learn from this advice? On the 22nd of February Madame Johanna told Birdy, “ I am a women and a cousin to the king. Do you truly think I could be a horse trainer or a puppeteer or even be friends with a goat boy?
I understand where Freeman is coming from, but he doesn’t seem to fully grasp or understand the meaning of Black History Month. It means more than sharing stories and history about famous important black Americans. It means more than the rights they well deserved, or the freedoms they overcame. It’s the important picture behind all of it. I think it’s the celebration of change, the month that sets hope for other issues that strike our country daily.
The Symbol of the Quilt in Story of ‘Everyday Use’ In many countries, especially on African and Asian countries, a quilt is used as a bed cover, a table cover, a cushion, a shawl, and a blanket. Alice Walker has a great imagination as she uses the quilt as a main outstanding symbol in “Everyday Use” to discuss about the rural versus city cultures or educated versus working persons. Mrs. Johnson and Maggie appreciate the quilt for everyday usefulness to make the body warm, while Dee wants to use it as a reminder of her African-American cultural heritage. Mrs. Johnson would like to give it to either one of her daughters who could keep their African traditional generations. The idea of how to use the quilt in Mrs. Johnson’s family in Georgia in the early 1970s describes the whole picture of historical and cultural conflicts in the African-American community at that time.
The use of symbolism in each work illuminates the story and reveals details that lie hidden in the symbolism. Analysis of the symbols leads to interpretation of the authors’ intent in placement of the individual symbols in the literary works. Deep examination of the symbols enriches the understanding of the various elements of the pieces. The result of the analysis is an appreciation of the authors’ skills in the use of symbolism. First, in “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”, written by Adrienne Rich, the symbols of tigers, a tree, an ivory needle, and a ring appear in the twelve-line poem.
Karri Johnson Literature and Community ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Donna Hinsey November 18, 2010 The meaning of literature is an expression that develops a certain form that has a connection of an idea that endures common interest to us as the reader lifestyle. The characteristics of literature are poetry, novels, history, biography, short stories and essays. Critical thinking for literature is the topic that has the most significant meaning to a reader. Literature helps us connect to the understanding of different people with their knowledge of different environments, traditions, cultures, backgrounds, and lifestyles. The support from literature is the image of different communities and cultures.
The author tries to put across his thoughts through using techniques such as juxtaposition, introspective perception, recursion, rhyme, assonance and alliteration. ‘Where I Come From by Elizabeth Brewster’ states the importance of having an identity and that your identity comes from your link to the natural world. The author splits the poem up into two stanzas to show the difference the speakers past and present. On the first stanza, the author focuses on getting the message “people are made of places”, a metaphor, across, leading the audience to catch the central meaning of the poem. Alternatively, ‘Summer Farm’ states that the natural world is fitted and altered to what emotional state one is in.
She has a two daughters. Which named Dee and Maggie. In this short story we meet conflict between the different understandings of culture and traditions arises, when Dee wants to claim two old quilts which her mother had previously promised to Maggie. Mama changes a great deal. The mama one who grows and changes.