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I Stand Here Ironing And Two Kinds

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Every mother has their own way on how to raise their child. After reading the three different stories “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen, “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker I can see how each of these mothers show a different model of parenting. Each story is also created on different time periods, and different cultures in which I believe may have an effect on their parenting. Something they may have in common is that they are all trying to do what they believe is best for their daughters.
“I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen was published in 1961. This story was based on a mother who had a daughter named Emely. When she had Emely she was very young and didn’t have much money to be able to support her. Instead she decided to focused more …show more content…

The daughter always felt pressured to do what she wasn’t able to do just because that’s what her mother wanted her to be. She had this specific image of her daughter and wanted to transform her into someone she wasn’t forming her daughters identity without letting her create her own persona. This caused the daughter to become unconfident with herself. She became shameful of herself and her own actions as well as her inabilities. The daughter never really stood up for herself and her beliefs until she participated in a showcase playing the piano which was also her mothers choice. At the showcase she failed really badly and disappointed everyone. Her mother had left with no words, she was very upset. When the end of the story was approaching her mother had passed away. That was an eye opener for the daughter because then she realized how much potential she had. The daughter acknowledged that all her mother wanted was the best for her. Perhaps the mother saw this potential in her daughter that the daughter wasn’t able to see in

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