In the poem Hughes uses the device of an extended metaphor to describe the life of the mother. The extended metaphor compares the mother’s life to a staircase. The line “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” begins and ends the poem. With this line‚ Hughes quickly establishes for the reader that the speaker in the poem has not had an easy life. The concept of a crystal staircase gives the reader the impression of complete opulence. Who might be the type of person whose life is compared to a
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single mothers who depend on the welfare system. Pushing the mentality that individuals should work more‚ but still implementing fear that if they work pass a certain amount of time welfare would have been relinquished. Welfare would introduce a new act called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). TANF would be the work regulator that kept single mothers on following the working regiment on not doing to much money (Lee 2009). Jason DeParle’s article provides the case of a single mother who
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Annie Owabie Dr. Fielding English 030 11/14/2013 My Role Model; My Mother Sometimes we come across a strong‚ influential person who leaves a powerful impact in our lives. Luckily for me‚ I came across such a person from the very beginning of the journey of my life. My mother who taught me to walk my first steps‚ who danced and sang to me crazily just to see me smile‚ the one who has always been there for me as my support whenever I needed one‚ is my role model and has made an unforgettable
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The Mother-Daughter Relationship in Amnesty In Nancy Chodorow’s Pre-oedipal gender configurations‚ she emphasizes the importance of the mother and society in a child’s development. In contrast to Freud’s emphasis on the father‚ castration anxiety‚ and other masculine concepts‚ Chodorow argues that the mother plays the most significant role in a child’s development. A child’s pre-oedipal relationship with their mother is rich‚ long-lasting‚ and preexists any significant relation to the child’s
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In “Mother tongue” by Amy Tan talks about her experience as a young child whose mother didn’t speak “proper” English; She Described her mother language as “Broken”. Tan recalls often having to translate for her mother in various time. She found herself feeling embarrassed of the way her mom spoke. One-day Tan was delivering a speech when she noticed her mom was in the crowded and it was the first time her mom heard her talk with such big words. After that she noticed she articulates different with
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Regardless‚ she still has monstrous qualities that point her out as an antagonist in Beowulf. But before continuing‚ because I believe that Grendel’s mother should have a name‚ she will be referred to as Ultio‚ the Latin equivalent of revenge (which is fitting‚ since the abstract idea she symbolizes is vengeance). Lines 1276 to 1278 say‚ “But now [Grendel’s] mother had sallied forth on a savage journey‚ grief-racked and ravenous‚ desperate for revenge.” It’s made blatant very early on in the introduction
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One of the most important characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet would be the mother of Hamlet himself‚ Gertrude. Queen Gertrude played a devious and shameful role‚ which left many questioning her dignity throughout the play. She led a life of wealth and royalty‚ but could not find happiness in either. Gertrude had to put a twist on her life by quickly abandoning the man she one loved‚ King Hamlet‚ for his soulless brother‚ Claudius. In order to completely understand Gertrude’s mystery and you must put
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Authors rely on realistic Characters and relevant themes to communicate and portray messages throughout their novel. Isobelle Carmody‚ the author of award winning novel‚ The Gathering‚ is one of these authors. The Gathering is about the protagonist‚ Nathanial‚ moving to a new town‚ Cheshunt. Expecting it to be perfect and flawless‚ he then discovers and unveils darkness of the towns past and how the evil affects the modern day world he lives in. Carmody explores characters and themes throughout her
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Getting to know my Mom It took me eighteen years to spend some quality time with my mother and discover what an incredible journey she has had with my brothers and me. She is the kind of person who has always been very involved with all parts of our daily lives. In fact‚ she was the kind of mother who always had time for her three sons‚ worked full-time and had time to devote to community projects too. Her energy and enthusiasm for all of these things seemed endless and she always tried
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everyone. I am Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author has created me as an old‚ ill‚ widowed woman who suffered an addiction to morphine which brought on my abusive behaviour. I have been portrayed by Lee as a character analogous to the 1930s in the state of Alabama. To an extent I held certain attitudes‚ ideas and lived a life‚ typical to the society of what the Deep South of America was then‚ although Lee has also expressed some values of mine that were not common
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