Heritage And Heritage Of Heritage

Thesis: one’s personal culture and sense of tradition will always be a strong part of the self, regardless of external factors which can have a profound influence on one’s life.

Heritage is one of the most important factors that represents where a person came from. “Everyday Use” and “The Century Quilt” both concentrate on the lives of two sisters and a quilt which represents the tradition and heritage of their families. Through the use of tone, the speaker reveals how they feel about their heritage.

An individual’s heritage is about his culture, history or personal experiences it is important to recognise and respect them because it is what makes him individual and unique. If we know them we provide a person centre care and focus on individual’s choices and preferences, he will then feel valued and included.

Individuals can oftentimes feel ashamed of their origins, they may want to escape their past and move on to a bright and capable future. By doing this, they are choosing to remove their heritage and past from their identity. In “Prodigal”, Bob Hicok suggests that when individuals decide to pursue their ambitions then they may choose to forget their past because it acts as an obstacle that prohibits them from attaining their true aspirations. However; people that were part of their past will never truly forget who the individual once was, and their perceptions of them will not change. Individuals can direct the utmost effort towards changing their identity and in turn can also create a new perception of themselves with people whom they are unacquainted

Heritage is defined as something that is or can be inherited; such as in culture, tradition, or it can be something of importance handed down. Walker uses the quilts to represent the "creative legacy that African Americans have inherited from their maternal ancestor" and show the "value of the quilt in the Afro-American experience". In Alice Walker's short story, "Everyday Use", characterization of a mother and her daughters and the symbolism of the everyday use of a quilt are used to reveal the importance of heritage.

Heritage can help to us to understand how humble we are. Every person has a different heritage. It all depends on our religion or of our ancestors. For me my heritage is very important because I know where I come from and also to pass all my traditions down to my sons, or the new members that came into my family. Culture is the one my parents have given me and so on because to them it was passed on by my grandparents and my great-grandparents. It is very important for each generation to know where you come from and that is something that is for the next generation

Everyone inherits something during life, whether it be money from a recently deceased relative or physical features from parents. Throughout the poem “Heritage” by Linda Hogan, the narrator remembers all the traits and lessons that she has garnered from her kin. A superficial reader of the poem might assume that the narrator is simply reflecting on said traits and lessons, but in reality she is actually attempting to illuminate and reconcile the differences in her life.

Family traditions/heritage is an aggregate of attitude, ideas, ideals and the environment, which a person inherits from his parents/ancestors. Individual identity entails aspect of one’s life that no one has control over, i.e., race, the color of skin, beliefs, etc. These family traditions and cultural legacies play a detrimental role in influencing one’s self-identity, which can be both negative and positive. A positive legacy consists of the trait that is inherited from consistent, diligent and thoughtful families. On the other hand, negative legacies are the ones that face opposition or rejection and are unwelcome in the family. Latter seem more prevalent in cases of adopting cultural shifts where an individual rejects legacies that were carried on for generations, and adopt a new way of life and be him/herself. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” have a common central theme that is to show us how an individual breaks their family traditions and embrace a new way of life, and the consequences faced after that turnout.

Loss of Identity and Culture One of the biggest issues anyone can face is to maintain a strong identity within the temptations and traditions from others. The famous novelist Frank Delaney’s image search for ‘ancestors’ is one of the preeminent; quoting that one must “understand and reconnect with our stories, the stories of the ancestors… to build our identities” (Frank Delaney). For one, to maintain a firm identity, you should not follow the path and traditions of one else because it can end up making a change to your own tradition and culture.

The heritage assessments are very important method in view to evaluate a person as entirely and aim at the characteristic of a person that may not be as apparent if not appropriately reviewed. Trying to evaluate and find out about one’s heritage is helpful in shaping one’s core thinking and knowing the importance of how their heritage and culture plays a part of what they believe and whom they are. Recognizing a person’s heritage can help in knowing their current cultural practices and it also gives the answer for why they may practice specific thinking. Our behavior, values and beliefs are greatly influences the culture in which we work or raised. First and most important step is to identify our own individual cultural heritage and that helps to understand our communication while

Heritage is the full range of our inherited traditions, monuments,objects, and culture. This is something that comes belongs or come to one by reason of birth. This is is the definition in the dictionary, but everybody has their own ideas and beliefs of what shapes their heritage. In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice walker, these divergent views are evidence by the way Mrs. Johnson (Mama) and Dee (Wangero) see the world and the discrepancy of who will inherit the family’s quits. The symbolism is such as specific objects, different characters and their front yard. All are used to represent the main theme is apart of your heritage and is always something to proud of.

Heritage is the most significant representation of where an individual comes from by traditions and background. Some people just inherit things through their birthright without knowing or appreciating the value and others actually wait their entire lives in hopes of inheritance because they respect the worth of their heritage. In the short story, “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, there is a theme of a daughter attempting to enlighten her mother and sister of what she thinks is precious about their heritage and how she believes some things can't be put to everyday use. Dee, who is the oldest daughter, is different from her mother and sister in many ways including she has a nice body shape, has the potential and opportunity to go to college, and

Family makes up most of your culture. To fully understand self-identity you need to investigate all the cultures you are included in your family and heritage. In the short story, “Everyday Use” Alice Walker takes a deep look into heritage. This story has a complicated relationships between the mamma and her two daughters. In this short story, it shows that your heritage will form your life. This will make you the person you are today. Culture is one of the most important part of self-identity. It contributes to how an individual will view themselves and others that live in their community. For example, without a foundation to build on, wouldn’t it be hard having a strong sense of self? Family is where an individual’s beliefs and understandings about life come from. Dee from the story “Everyday Use” by Alice walker, leaves her past behind to make something out of herself. Maggie, her younger sister, stays at home with her family and makes the most of her life staying put where she’s been her entire life. Dee decided to change her name to make herself her own person. Maggie does the complete opposite of Dee. In this short story their family quilts bring out the issues in their relationship relating to heritage to their mama. Who was most appreciative for the quilts was who she was going to pass them down to, and that was Maggie. Her grandma had shown her how to knit on her own before passing away. The sisters bring out the meaning of heritage through their lifestyle

Cultural heritage can also be expressed as a way the community of people create something, such as art, practices, and beliefs, and pass it down to each following generation. For example, in the essay, “Ethnic Hash”, produced by Patricia Williams, she starts to question her ethnicity and culture, when confronted with the task of bringing a dish from her ethnic culture. As she worries, she explains, “My father is from the state of Georgia. When he cooks, which is not often, the results are distinctly Southern... My mother’s family is also black, but relentlessly steeped in the New England tradition of hard-winter cuisine” (Williams 11).

In the story “Everday Use”, the relationship between everyday use and heritage are the same. Heritage is something that you live every day with beliefs, traditions, and family. These things are passed down through the generations. This is shown when the mother talks about how the quilt was made and how Maggie was taught to quilt. The quilt making and those involved are heritage, something we do every day.