narrator‚ Mama‚ is displayed as a strong black woman. Mama strives hard to provide for her daughters’ needs. She is patient with both of her daughters’ different personality needs‚ along with the emotion ride. Mama does without in order to provide a stable home for her children. Throughout the short story “Everyday Use”‚ Mama has been a single parent only with a second grade education. She works her fingers to the bone doing women’s and men’s work to provide a sturdy home for her children. Mama can
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(theme)‚ Home (Motif)‚ and Mama’s Plant (symbol) had many similarities and differences. Value/Purpose of dreams are each of the Younger’s dreams throughout the play. Beneatha wanted to be a doctor‚ Walter wanted to buy a liquor store to start a business‚ Mama wanted to own a garden‚ Travis wanted to be a bus driver‚ and Ruth wanted to get out of the “rat trap.” When the Youngers fail to make their dreams reality they realize that the most important dream is the new house because it unites the family together
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better life to be. Hansberry focuses on the importance of achieving one’s dreams regardless of the various harsh struggles in life. Mama has dreams of providing her family with a better life she and her husband ever had. Mama said‚ “Lord if this little plant don’t get more sun than it’s been getting it ain’t never going to see spring again.” The plant symbolizes Mamas dedication to her dreams. Every morning she tends to her plant and explains that even though it doesn’t get the amount of sunlight
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In this quote Kambili is explaining the situation of visiting Jaja in prison‚ “Mama and I hardly came to prison together. Usually Celestine takes me a day or two before he takes her‚ every week. She prefers it I think” (Adichie 296). Also‚ this quote she is portraying the conflict that she has with Mama‚ but also the conflict Mama has with herself‚ “The brash voice soon fills the car. I turn to see if Mama minds‚ but she is looking straight ahead at the front seat; I doubt she hears anything
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man Tita loves is with someone else. Family tradition is the main is cause of the family members hurting each other‚ essentially tearing the family apart. Examples in the story would be the relationships between Tita and Rosaura‚ Mama Elena and Gertrudis‚ and Tita and Mama Elena. Tita and Rosaura’s problem throughout the story is mainly Pedro. Tita loves Pedro but Rosaura marries him and has two children with him. Rosaura also accuses Tita of sneaking around with Pedro. Rosaura then bands Tita
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What happened to bring on Mama Elena’s early delivery of Tita? 3. Where was Tita born? Kitchen! 4. How come it was not necessary to slap Tita on the bottom at birth? 5. Why did Tita feel a deep love for the kitchen? 6. Explain what happened to Tita when she was two days old. 7. Explain the relationship between Tita and Nacha. What made their relationship special? 8. What made it possible for Nacha to nourish Tita and impossible for Mama Elena? 9. Compare and contrast Tita’s world to that of her sisters
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headquarters. Me and my family were asked endless questions and given papers to sign. When they are done asking us questions papa give his green card to the officer and mama showed birth certificates for Tram pita‚ Torino‚ Rorer‚ and Ruben‚ who were born in America. Me‚ Roberto‚ and Mama were only the one who will go back to Mexico. Mama and Papa don’t want us to get the family split up so they ask the officer if we can have a few days to plan. The officer agreed and told us we could leave on a voluntary
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characters is evident. When Dee arrives home to visit Mama and Maggie‚ readers can see the differences in personality between the three characters. Dee has changed her name to "Wangero" to get closer to her so-called “culture” and is collecting many objects of her past that she did not want before. On her mother’s savings for her‚ Dee is able to go to college and therefore is more educated. However‚ she uses this new knowledge to look down on Maggie and Mama. One of the many objects of her past that Dee
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ever want. While talking to Mama in the book‚ Walter states‚ “Mama‚ sometimes when I’m downtown and I pass by them cool‚ quiet-looking restaurants where them white boys are sitting back and talking bout things‚ turning deals worth millions of dollars‚ sometimes I see guys don’t look much older than me.” (page 73) Walter pays so much attention to these rich “white boys” and this causes him to not appreciate what he has‚ he just always wants more. Walter believes that if Mama gives him the money to invest
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Dee to oppress and manipulate others and to isolate herself; when she lived at home‚ she read to her sister and mother "without pity; forcing words‚ lies‚ other folks’ habits‚ whole lives upon us‚ sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice." Mama recalls that Dee "washed us in a river of make-believe‚ burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know. Pressed us to her with the serious way she read‚ to shove us away at just the moment‚ like dimwits‚ we seemed about to understand"
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