Summary Of 'Two Sisters' By Ama Ata Aidoo's Two Sister

Growing up as the youngest had only a few positives but a lot negatives. Some being that my parents would always buy me whatever I wanted, I was also the favorite because I was the youngest. I would always get picked on though, from getting wedgies from the coat closets for hours until my mom would come home from work or when my siblings would feel bad because of how much I was crying, to a family favorite of calling me a mistake. Even though my siblings were always messing with me I stilled looked up to them and I tried to follow in their footsteps, by working hard in school and going to college and finding a great

Arnold friend finds Connie “cute” (321) and a “pretty girl” (324). So now the reader knows for sure that Connie is very beautiful on the outside. The quote, “I took a special interest in you” that was said by Arnold friend, assures the reader that other characters do find her appealing. Now that the reader knows that Connie is beautiful and that other characters find her pretty, he/she understand why Connie has two personalities. In order to keep getting attention from the other characters she has to keep up a good appearance. Connie’s mother kept comparing her to sister June, “‘Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk.’ . . .If June’s name was mentioned her mother’s tone was approving, and if Connie’s name was mentioned it was disapproving.” (317, 319) Connie’s mother did not approve of what she does. Connie kept doing things that her mother did not like. Connie did not want to be like her sister, and yet her mother kind of raises her to be like her sister. The reader knows that Connie does not have a good relationship with her sister. The reader start to feel bad for Connie, she has to be like the person she doesn’t like to be approved by her mother. Now the reader can fully understand why she does not have a good relationship with her

A quick aside with my own personally experiences as the youngest of three brothers. Often my siblings have set the curve for what is acceptable and not – weather that be academics or that be sports. In my own competitive nature, I have sought to surpass my brothers, with me being the first of the three to go to

I have always been the youngest. I was the youngest of a rather large family of seven. My parents, then two girls, then three boys. Me being the last of the boys. I was five when it all began. I was living in Sheffield, England and my parents had been thinking about adoption for a little while. One day when we all met in the conservatory for devotions, Mom and Dad walked in purposefully and started devotions by saying,”Kids, we have been thinking about adding a member to our family. We want to adopt.” The room got quieter and everyone was still while Mom and Dad waited for a reaction. I had absolutely no idea what in the world that meant, but the word sounded sharp so I liked it. I quickly learned that it meant “finding a kid whose parents couldn’t take care of them, and bringing them into our family and making them our son, or daughter, brother or sister.” I liked the idea and was all for it. Mom and Dad warned us that it would not be easy to adopt. We discussed the what it would take and what it would mean for us. I’ll admit I didn’t understand most of it, but I did understand that I was getting a new sibling, and that some things would change. If I only knew how much…

Being the oldest sibling you need to be more responsible. Needing to balance out the immaturity that your sibling may have, and because they are not as mature as you are you need to be the “bigger” person and be more responsible and take on the responsibilities of a mature older sibling. For instance, I was in the car with my two younger siblings. I’m sitting in the front seat while they are in the back. My younger brother started to kick my chair. When I ask him to stop he began to mimic me. Now being the oldest out of the two I had to be mature and handled the situations maturely. For one thing, I had to set a good example for my brother who is also setting an example for my younger sister, so that would mean that I’m dealing with setting an example for both my younger siblings not just my younger brother. Therefore, I didn’t turn around and mimic him back or yell at him.

According to birth order, the eldest child is typically considered the most responsible; thus the reason behind the parents desire for Connie to be just like her older sister. As Connie states, “June did this, June did that, she saved money and helped clean the house and cooked and Connie couldn’t do a thing (664).” This constant comparison of what June does, and Connie does not, leads to Connie forming her own, separate identity from her sister. As Bowen’s definition of differentiation of self conveys, “the degree to which one self fuses or merges into another self in close emotional relationships” (200). Therefore, Connie is forming her own differentiation of self because she is seeking to separate herself from what her family believes she should ought to be like. Moreover, as the youngest child, Connie was given more freedom to create her own identity. For instance, she would go shopping with her friend and go to a nearby restaurant to meet older guys. As she stated, about to leave her friend to hang out with Eddie, “She said she did and so she tapped her friend’s arm on her way out – her friend pulled her face up in a brave droll look – and Connie said she would meet her at eleven, across the way (665).” Thus, Connie tries to create an identity based off of how she believes she should be when around other teenagers. In order for Connie to

In conclusion, living in a big family like mine can make for a pretty chaotic lifestyle, especially when you are the the eldest daughter and third eldest child and considering the fact that you have so many little little people looking up to you. But overall, it is worth it, because you can hold so many memories and experiences with them. Siblings are a vital part of our lives and we should cherish the time we get to spend with

Whether it 's noticeable or not, the way in which siblings are born can have massive impacts on their lives. Many characteristics set aside by the concept of birth order are known to us already, such as a parent liking one sibling more than the other, parents being more lenient with one sibling, etc. We are able to pick out a person as being the only child or the youngest of the bunch just by talking to them for even a couple of minutes. With this in mind, it’s reasonable to believe that the order you’re born in shows in your personality. But surprisingly, it can also affect how you live and prosper throughout life. This idea that birth order controls how you are going to end up can be seen in the screen adaptations to Tennessee Williams’ plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire. Gooper and Blanche, the eldest siblings in the movies respectively, are shown as taking on the burden of their families whereas Brick and Stella, the youngest siblings in the movies respectively, seem to be able to do as they please. Over the course of these two movies, we are able to see these characters fit into their stereotyped birth order characteristics, while also seeing their growth in either out of them or deeper into what they’ve become because of it.

I am first born in my family which mean I should be cautious, controlling and an achiever. I do not see myself as any of these, in fact my brother fits this description more than me. I think I have more traits of an only child last born. In my opinion I feel the rolls would be flipped. The oldest is more of an attention seeker because they are use to having all the attention, they had to find friends rather that being born into having a friend making us outgoing and it is not like the oldest has never manipulated their younger siblings into thinking that they were adopted. The youngest is more cautious because they have seen the consequences the oldest has gotten from doing something bad, which would also make them the achiever of the family after seeing what their sibling have already done they have the chance to one up the

Growing up as the youngest was quite an experience. I shared a room with my sister until I was 9, and every time her friends came over I was forced with sit with my parents and watch the news. But, sometimes, when Meaghan would leave out room I would sneak in and impress her friends so I could stay in there, until she would yell at me to get out. There were many times when I would call my mom or my grandma crying because older siblings are mean and they would make fun of me for crying and make me cry more.

When children ask their parents which sibling they like the most, the majority of parents will answer something to the extent of, “I love all of my children equally,” or “I don’t have a favorite.” Although it would be nice if these statements were true, most parents have a favorite in one way or another. Parents and socially acceptable parenting styles have evolved over time, but parental favoritism for children has not. Each child in a family, favorite child or not, has their own personality. Although these traits are sometimes heightened when they are the favorite child, these personalities hold true for youngest, middle, and oldest children. The first-born children tend to be the strong leaders that strive for achievement in order to impress their parents. If the oldest is not perceived as the favorite, it may cause them to try even harder to impress their parents and prove to them why they should be the favorite. The youngest children tend to be the most rebellious, but also the ones who grow up to be the best with people. Youngest children also aim to have the most attention from parents growing up. The middle child tends to be the family peacekeeper. They are the most agreeable and help settle arguments when needed.

But that isn’t me. My oldest sister is constantly in trouble and needs some form of

I belong to a family of seven, me being the second oldest. It can be extremely challenging to be an older and younger sibling, especially with so many things to do. My siblings and I have been through alot together. Even though we fight, they are my closest friends. One incident that brought us really close took place about four years ago in June.

Being classified as an older sister was one of the best things that happened to me. But with the title of being the oldest, comes a whole lot of responsibilities. There are many ups and downs I have to go through with my sisters. My sisters and I fight, then make-up, fight then make-up, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I know they need me and I need them. In the same since Beowulf had a very important role as well, to keep his people safe. These are some of the same things that I have to do as an older sister for example; helping them cross the street so that they don't get hit or even something so simple as making sure they eat when they get out of school. There is nothing in the world I wouldn’t do for my sisters, just like Hrothgar would do anything for Beowulf, “There will be nothing you’ll want for, no worldly goods that won’t be yours” (Heaney 948-9). Yes, sometimes it's hard

“The youngest child gets everything.” I could not agree any less with this phrase when I first heard of it. Being the youngest in my family, I can openly relate. Every child would know the kind of ‘power’ their youngest sibling has over them. Therefore, I am guilty for taking advantage of this privilege against my older brother and sister when I was little. To begin with, I purposely placed both of them in trouble whenever they made me cry. Ideally, I was a spoiled and stubborn child who treasured those moments whenever I was my family’s center of attention. Moreover, I used to believe my life was perfect, well that was before my parents told me that I was going to have a younger sister.