Smith’s strengths are her loyalty, tenacity, and work ethics. She will still be anyone that she has placed in her circle and her family. She keeps going despite the hurdles and obstacles. Even though her husband had a lot of money and wanted her to just stay at home and raise the children, she insisted that she work and have her own money. She states that she doesn’t necessarily like working but she likes the fact that she works and can support herself and her children if needed.
Maggie wants them for sentimental value, she admits to putting them to "everyday use." She is not one to use them to show off or place financial values on like her sister would. Maggie and her mother share a unique stand point; they both seem to be very happy and content with their way of life. They are not financially well off, but they are living life to the fullest. Towards
Mama finally stands up to Dee and realizes the beauty in Maggie. Mama is a simple woman. She has worked hard her entire life and has done the best to support her family. Although Mama may not agree with Dee, it seems as if she is caught up in Dee’s opinions and behavior. Almost as if she wants to be enough for Dee because she knows she never has been.
As the mother of two daughters I always want for my daughters what I feel was lacking in my life. It makes sense to me that Nanny’s idea of success and freedom is being wealthy and idle. That was what was literally beaten into Nanny. I think in real life, as with Nanny, mothers can get so blinded by their own agenda and their attempt to fulfill their own dreams through their daughter that they don’t stop to ask what their child wants. While I understand that this may not be the ideal way to handle a situation, I believe that Nanny did the best she could considering her experiences.
At birth, Pearl brought joy, to her Hester’s life; she gave Hester’s hope for a better future. But, there were times when those feeling changed due to Pearl out of the ordinary character. However, Hester never stopped loving her daughter. She gave everything up to be the best mother and paid the biggest price which was her reputation, love, community and friendship. As we see, at a chance of loosing her child Hester exclaimed, "I will not lose the child!"
She has a lot of value on courage and power and to not fall to a level beneath other people, but instead to rise above them. Janie also values that in life you must not be hidden, but instead
It is very apparent that Cassandra has unconditional love for her daughters and wants the best for them no matter what. While many people in the world today think that technology is ruining our society and our social skills, it still has a lot of pros that outweigh the cons for many people. Cassandra is prime example of someone who effectively uses technology to aid her daily activities in a very positive way. It is also her outlet to keep connected spiritually which is hugely important to her. Technology makes it possible to keep her connected to not only the outside world, but also to those who are most important to
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.
I grew up in a large, single-parent family, my mother, Malli Robinson raised me and my siblings without and help. She is a really special women, I literally wouldn’t have been able to do what I had done if I hadn’t had a mother like her. She always pushed me to be the best that I possibly could be and she always told me that if I set my mind to something that I can do it. She was definitely role model and the person I looked up to the most, just because she did such a great job raising me and my siblings by herself. I excelled early in sports and I learned to make my own way in life, and could you imagine how
I love to speak my mind and that is something that will always be the same about me. My Sister Mandi Valdez is a significant person in my life not just because I look up to her as a role model but because she has shown me that I don’t need somebody to make me happy, that I as a person can make myself happy by just being