Berniece is blunt about accepting that her life is hard, but she only wants what is best for her daughter. But in order for that to happen, she needs to teach Maretha to reach for better things in life. After her husband died, a local man named Avery has been trying to pursue Berniece, but Berniece feels she is independent and doesn’t need a man. “You trying to tell me a woman can’t be nothing without a man.
Even though we have become more independent, she still does her best to be the best mom she can be. She has always tried to find a balance between working and being a wife and mother, but found that she has always put that first in her life before a career. She is now still working to help put me and my sister through college and will still work to pay for our weddings. Then she will work for her grandchildren. I guess you can say her role in life is to be happy, live comfortably financially and do everything she can to make her family comfortable and happy.
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
He felt guilty but made arrangements to have a neighbor come by and assist his mother his mother was not enthusiastic about the idea. So ray told him if Martin did not stop by he would and mow the lawn. This is a functional conflict because ray is making sure that if he cant come by to mow the lawn he has a neighbor to help out his mother instead of himself. And if worse comes to worse he would show up if he absolutely had
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 love Shadoc because he is the father of my son, but I also love Jay. What is a girl to do in this situation?” Well I can’t give much advice because I have never been in that position. I think what needs to happen is
So, Janie is always yearning for something. This strengthens her, and her voice and way of talking reflects that. She learns patience throughout her years with Joe. “She had learned how to talk some and leave some.” She learns that some things are better left alone, and might change with time. But she finally realizes some things, no matter how she wants them to change, will not change unless she makes them.
I think that when she finally realizes, what she’s tried to deny, and accepts it, a huge weight gets lifted off her shoulders. I think life is about living it to the fullest, and stop denying who you are, and what you want in life. Whether it’s a family or a career you want to achieve. In the end she says “Teach me how to love” and I think that includes the intimacy Neil has missed, but also that she wants him, to teach her how to trust, and how not to be afraid of growing up and following her
However for the few Caucasian students, my friends say that they were always pushed to succeed, not out of the doors. One of my friends, Brittney, would say how simply because her parents were on welfare that she felt as if she would just amount to that in her future if she did not have any support. That story stood out to me when you stated “a supportive and trusting environment provides ‘identity security’ to students, who are then emotionally more ready to challenge the stereotypical myths” (196). The previous quote really hit home for me. All it really takes is for one teacher, just one, to give you the extra push that you need to succeed academically.
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