In “Mother’s Inheritance” the woman explains how her mother gave her the strength, courage, and dignity to live and stand for herself. She continues to describe all the things her mother taught her, and how she could live her life well. However, in the end, the woman in the poem says, “Mother, Today, they came to confiscate the inheritance you left me.” This quote is important, bec ause it shows how women were not able to control their life, and how someone could just take everything away.
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