Eulina's Mom Passing Away Analysis

This book was definitely interesting to read and it wasn’t a bad book, but the characters were all over the place and it was really confusing trying to figure out who is who in the story because Annie had a big family and a lot of friends. I also thought that the author L.M. Elliott did a nice job blending the historical fact of the Civil war in with the book. I think that a lot of the book was accurate. It was just a little confusing with the characters, but it was a good

     The incident in the movie when I found out that the minister?s wife was pregnant by one of the men who gang raped her amazed me because I didn?t know things like that happened back then. And it was sad because she couldn?t really do anything about it because of the fact, like I said before, the cards stacked in the men?s favor. Also, she was not able to prove the father of the baby even though she thought it was North, there was still no way to make sure of it. This is another thing that confirms that the women of this time were strong people, especially all the other women who had to go through things like she had to. Martha Ballard also had endure a lot of hard times as she got older. She couldn?t do the things she used to be able to do when she was younger and probably more healthier. When her husband was put in jail for not collecting

"The Mother," by Gwendolyn Brooks, is a sorrowful, distressing poem about a mother who has experienced numerous abortions. While reading the poem, you can feel the pain, heartache, distress and grief she is feeling. She is both remorseful and regretful; nevertheless, she explains that she had no other alternative. It is a sentimental and heart wrenching poem where she talks about not being able to experience or do things with the children that she aborted -- things that people who have children often take for granted. Perhaps this poem is a reflection of what many women in society are feeling.

“In the state of nature, Profit is the measure of Right”(Hobbes). This quote is talking about the nature people, and how they measure if something is “right” based on how profitable it is for them. As Thomas Hobbes did, I believe that people are generally selfish and will only try to benefit themselves as shown in the article “The Dying Girl No One Helped” where a girl was stabbed and no one helped her even though people saw her dying.

Compare the ways in which poets reflect on parental relationships – Daddy by Sylvia Plath and Mother Who Gave Me Life by Gwen Harwood

The first footsteps we've ever taken are the ones that have imprinted the inside of our mothers' stomachs. Mothers don't just give birth to us, they give us a life to live. Now, some might say mothers are supposed to give birth; it's a natural process that is their duty. It's physically straining to have a child, but it takes a true warrior to raise a child. It is often forgotten how much they continuously provide for us and how many sacrifices they make. My mother has been my inspiration, not because of her title as my mother but because she is the prime example of a what I call a hero.

Imagine your own family member constantly manipulating you into thinking you were going to be forever young. Now imagine that person telling every individual that you cannot care for yourself nor will ever get better. To be completely honest, that is a scary thought, not having any control over your own body and believing your caretaker that you are mentally incapacitate to care for yourself. The documentary I chose to watch and write about is Mommy Dead & Dearest, this documentary was released 11 March 2017 and the director is Erin Lee Carr. In this documentary, we see Dee Dee and Gypsy’s narrative who brings Munchausen Syndrome by proxy — a form of child abuse that involves a caretaker making up an illness for

Nancy Scheper-Hughes studies and observes the connections between the loss of infants and the mother’s ability to express maternal love in the shantytowns of Brazil in her article “Mother’s Love: Death without Weeping.” Studying documents, interviewing, and observing the everyday lives of mothers, were the fieldwork procedures she used to conduct her research. The results of her research provided evidence of two theoretical perspectives observed in the article, structuralism and materialism.

This book has me wondering “What exactly is going to happen next?” As the plot and the pace of the story is very unpredictable. The book also has it’s ways with mentioning important characters in the beginning of the story with brief detail, “But the laughter of a gold-toothed man brought them back to their senses.” The man who was laughing is later revealed as Freddie, the Janitor. The book also has some very powerful symbols, as the Bible is mentioned a few times, and one of the character’s names are from the Bible, “He had cooperated as a young father with a blind selection of names from the Bible for every child other than the first male, and abided by whatever the finger pointed to, for he knows every configuration for the naming of his sister.” Slavery is among one of the very powerful symbols, as Macon Dead Sr. was never able to read, and was often tricked into signing things due to the fact that he was never able to read, Macon seemed like one of the most hard-working characters so far.

The phrase “mother knows best” refers to maternal instinct and wisdom. It is often used to describe how mothers are the most knowledgeable when it comes to their children’s needs. This cliche is frequently used by mothers who try to guide their children on the path towards success, especially when the child protests. Tita’s mother, Mama Elena, embraces this expression fully, and always pushes Tita towards what she believes is the road to achievement. Mama Elena is perhaps one of the best portrayals of “tough love” in a character in literature. Like Water for Chocolate’s author, Esquivel, depicts Mama Elena as a strong, independent woman who does not bother with things she deems insignificant. This translates to the reader through the decisions and actions Mama Elena makes throughout the book. Her disregard for emotions is often the reason why her actions are misunderstood by readers who claim that she is a cruel, unrelenting mother who is apathetic to her daughter’s suffering. However, this is not the case, as Mama Elena never acts without reason and only goes out of her way to discipline Tita when she believes that Tita is in the wrong. The readers see her go to great lengths to protect Tita numerous times, although these instances are often hidden behind her less than pleasant words, such as when she tries to shield Tita and Nacha from the rebels who were known to frequently terrorize families and rape women. Despite being a strict and unforgiving mother, Mama Elena’s

Often the most important trait a person can posses is to be aware of their surroundings. If someone is aware of their surroundings on a physical, mental and emotional level, they have the power to fully immerse themselves in their experience, without hesitation or limitation. In Saidiya Hartman’s memoir Lose Your Mother, the reader is presented with an orator who lacks complete awareness of their surroundings, which later translates to a lack of self-awareness, while in both Jamaica Kincaid’s and Caryl Phillips respective memoirs the reader is presented with authors who are fully aware of their surroundings and thus self aware as well.

If Aunt Ida did not lie to Christine about who her biological mother was, this novel would have been completely revamped. Christine would have never had an awkward relationship with Ida. Christine’s life could have been better or be left to become worse. Also, Rayona’s life could have become less saddening. After going over three different generations in a novel, I can firmly believe that past events can significantly impact later

In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman's right or a sin against God, the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers, an admission of guilt is made, and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker, the mother, as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (2). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to capture the grief associated with an abortion by not condemning her actions, nor excusing them; she merely grieves for what might have been. The narrator's longing and regret over the children she will never have is highlighted by the change in tone

I can still remember vividly the day my mother passed away. My mother passed away at a critical point in my life when I was seventeen years old from a short term illness. She was sick for a week and I remember thinking this could be serious, however, my mother declined to go to the hospital because of the distance and financial hardship. I had loss my father when I was three years old, so my mother was a single mother. I have step sisters and brother, but I was not particularly close to them. Losing my mother was a defining moment in my life for it changed my life irrevocably. I was devastated, but I had to become strong, proactive and it spurred me to choose a new career path.

The documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest has a plot that truly seems like something off of a twisted horror movie. With sudden twist and turns, keeping up with the story is intriguing as you do not know what information is next to come. The documentary is presented in a way that kept me at edge of my sit, presented so that the full story is not given right away, rather piece by piece without specific order. In the opening of the film, I was confused as to why Gypsy Rose would kill her mother and it seemed as though it was just another average murder documentary. However, things quickly became interesting and the “victim” began to be stripped of her innocence. I felt truly sorry for Gypsy and I could only imagine how life was for her, being in the blind never truly understanding the situation. When you are taught and controlled in a certain way, that is what you know and for Gypsy what she knew was a horror story life style. The way the documentary portrayed this 48-year-old savage, made me gain anger towards her. How could someone be such a despicable human? Even her parents talked in such a negative manner of her. With that being said, everyone knew the type of manipulative human being she was, therefore, someone at some point of time should have tried harder to check on Gypsy who had to deal with this woman for countless years. The conclusion of the film displayed some hope however it is sad that her happy ending had to end with 10 years in prison.