She decided to let Jerry go unsupervised, believing that he was old and mature enough to take responsibility of himself. The outcome of this decision in the end is what transforms the mother as a character. The mother’s transformation in the story was being able to gain trust over Jerry, when in the end he returned joyful from his days at the beach. At the beginning the mother lacked that confidence and trust over Jerry being able to securely spend time by himself. Even though he had nose bleeds and looked pale in the end, the pride of the mother over Jerry’s ability to take care of himself prevented her from noticing anything being out of the ordinary.
Marissa always got everything she wanted; I envied how she never had to do chores and got everything handed to her, but then I realized that in the end I became a more independent person because I worked hard for what I wanted. I was young and naïve, but what I did not realize was that she did not have a family that would go to the end of the earth for her and her family tried to buy her love instead of spending the time with her to show her. As a kid I had everything I needed, but not everything I wanted and that is what made me jealous of her. In Toni Cade Bambara’s piece of literature “The Lesson” Miss Moore showed kids, that knew nothing more than the projects, an expensive toy store called F.A.O. Schwartz to make them see that there
Kate also believed that education was the key to success in life, she valued learning and this was because of Matt’s influence on her. She believed that nothing should get in the way of one’s education, she was so determined to succeed and she didn’t allow her relationship with Daniel to get in the way. Changes were seen in Kate as she yearned to leave Crow Lake a small town to a large city with no intentions of coming back. Her strong love for her siblings gradually diminished, she was embarrassed by them when they came for her graduation and the great
Starting an assignment is always the hardest step for me .Like in the very beginning, when you are digging for words to tie your point together; it’s always a struggle building that creative momentum. I believe the point Peter is trying to make is if we can just let go and “be yourself” in a sense, then the words will flow more naturally. When we turn off all the “interruption, changes and hesitations between the consciousness and the page” or let go of self-consciousness, magic happens!
Witnessing my mother going through her struggles and overcome her addiction crack to gain her life and family back has helped me to see there is a future. Watching my stepdad accept my mother with all her faults in the beginning of their relationship and be there to help her heal taught me this lesson. I learned to forgive and forget and use your past as your lesson for the future. Today, my mother is a focused, stronger person because of what she went through. She has gained more than what she had before.
She said, “We are no spawn from the devil, we were born just like you.” “The only difference we have is the color of our skin.” “We work hard to support our families and we are just trying to live our only life as good as we can get.” “So please just take the time to realize that, and we will not cause harm to you in any such way as long as no harm is caused on us.” “ Maybe one day we can sit down, have a cup of tea, talk, and become friends.” At first the white people were very taken back by this. But a few weeks down the line the Younger’s noticed changes. There were no longer death threats on their door, and their garden was in one piece. The neighbors started to acknowledge them and greet them like they did to their fellow white neighbors. Walter Lee was so taken back by this that he was so happy Mama did what she did with the money because he believes that what he was going to use the money for would not of gotten him accepted within a white community.
She finds Nell and she feels what it is like to be her mother. She also has the inner conflict of whether she should give her to the orphanage. In the end she decides to keep her. This shows maturity because she is showing not only care for herself but other people as well.When Nell gets yellow fever that is the end of Mattie’s laziness because she has to work her hardest just to keep Nell and Eliza’s nephews alive. “It was never going to stop.
Even though their situation seemed bleak, Elena felt that she should still carry out simple motherly duties, like celebrating her daughter’s birthday, to make Lina feel more secure. As her mother she felt it her responsibility to try and brighten up her daughter’s day in any way she could. By doing this Elena was trying to give Lina hope and maintain some semblance of normality as well as celebrate a milestone in her child’s life. Earlier on in the novel, Jonas contracts scurvy because of the lack of vitamins in his miniscule diet. Elena expresses motherly responsibilities and tries to nurture her son back to health.
Then finally, the Youngers realize the value of pride. People can learn important lessons about life in a variety of ways, not only just by having it taught to them. The younger family learns to live with difficult people, including themselves. For example, how Ruth is able to put up with her husband even though he constantly nags about how nobody helps him. Ruth continues to live with Walter because she loves
This shows that she has finally gotten over MIA and the baby clothes burning is a sign of letting go and Aunt Cassie is starting to breathe and return to her life. This is a positive change for Cassie, because burning the clothes gave her a lot of courage in life to be someone who isn’t hanging on to something she really can’t have. Her burning the clothes didn’t change her, but there was a change which gave her the courage and readiness to let it all go. Aunt Cassie learned that she can’t have everything in life; she realized that MIA wasn’t going to be found. All that really matters is that she’s happy and healthy and Aunt Cassie knows deep down that she is MIA’s mother and nothing and no one can change that.