answer the door because Walter and Ruth were busy dancing. Once the door was opened‚ Bennie noticed a white man in a dress suit at the foot of the door asking if Mama was there. Bennie replies “no” to the man and Walter invites the man (now introduced as Karl Linder) in to have a seat to talk about the financial matters of the house Mama had bought. Linder tells Walter that the people living in the same community as they would like to‚ are upset with a colored family moving in and would like to keep
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traumatized her. 3. The mama thinks that her yard is nice and clean. She also thinks that it is comfortable enough to be considered an extension of the living room. 4. Mama imagines her reunion with Dee to be like some of the shows they show on television. She imagines herself to be the way her daughter‚ Dee‚ would want her to be. She mentions that she would be a hundred pounds lighter‚ skin like uncooked barley pancakes‚ and hair shinning in the lights. 5. Mama is large woman with rough
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for that money including you. The money makes you think of your past and things you never could afford. It makes you think of the hard situation you’re in. It also makes you think of your future‚ and the increasing chances to provide for your family. Mama had to deal with this situation in Lorraine Hansberry’s one-act play A Raisin In The Sun. Although some people overlook their importance‚ Mama’s Plant and check symbolize the past‚ present‚ and future of the Younger’s family. Along the
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she is brave. Throughout the novel‚ Chanda shows this bravery in many different ways. For example‚ Chanda found out mama had aids and brought mama back to Banang even though her family would be a disgrace and shamed because of it. This shows us that Chanda is brave because she argued with Mrs.Tafa and her grandma until they told her where mama was she wasn’t embarrassed to bring mama back home‚ even though everyone thought she would be. Another example of bravery is seen when Chanda goes to the clinic
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Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and Ian McEwan’s Atonement are novels that entice readers with characters that display universal truths about human nature. The Kite Runner introduces Amir‚ the son of Baba‚ living in 1960s Kabul‚ Afghanistan. Amir betrays Hassan‚ his best friend and the son of his servant‚ Ali. Amir and Baba escape to America amidst increasing violence in Afghanistan‚ leaving behind Hassan and Ali. Years later‚ Amir returns to Afghanistan in an attempt to correct his mistake. Atonement
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In his metafictional novel Atonement‚ Ian McEwan utilises narrative techniques to develop the central ideas of truth‚ war‚ and the desire to attain atonement. McEwan uses narrative structure to explore the nature of guilt and the courage required by one to atone for their wrongdoings‚ while he uses the interplay between narrative voices to explain how people have different interpretations of the truth. The narrative perspective of the character Robbie Turner is additionally employed to explore the
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a family of three‚ Mama‚ Maggi‚ and Dee using indirect & direct characterization‚ perceive breaking change & tradition. The indirect characterization of Mama leads the reader to see how she views heritage and doesn’t want change. The indirect characterization is shown through a character’s actions by what they say or do. In this case‚ Mama think’s Dee as a child is trying to brain wash her to make her believe “a lot of knowledge” she “didn’t necessarily need to know.” (94) Mama is afraid of change
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the narrator Mrs. Johnson or “Mama.” She is the mother of two very different girls named Maggie and Dee. Throughout the short story we learn a lot about Mama and her character traits. She has had a very difficult life. Mama is a poor African-American woman‚ but she is strong and independent. She is a very hardworking individual. Mama’s strength and honesty are depicted especially well during the conflict that arises with Dee regarding the handmade family quilts. Mama grew up in a different time‚
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Mama and her sister hugged for the longest time and then Auntie hugged Erich who tried to squirm out of it. Then she went on to grab Irmgard in a tight embrace and finally Aunt Hilde put her strong farming arms around me. "I will miss you all so much. You have such joy in life‚ little Liesbeth." "It is a long journey but we must go to Belgium. I have heard that there is work there and it is safe‚" Mama told all of us and‚ "And we will start in the morning." Little did I know‚ as a child‚ we would
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life were Radine‚ Mama‚ and Papa. Her father‚ which she always called Papa‚ was a strict parent that always wanted to keep the family in check. Papa got accused for transporting oil to submarines along the coast‚ after that he got thrown in jail for 10 years. When he met the family in Manzanar‚ he became very rude and selfish‚ even to Jeanne. Papa has made Jeanne grow up and know that all people are not nice. You could tell Papa was getting very mean when he said this to Mama‚ “I’m going to kill
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