The Century Quilt Summary

In the story “Everyday Use”, by Alice Walker, the story is told from the perspective of the Mama and the story involves two daughters.The oldest daughter changes her name and doesn't appreciate her culture, Dee and Maggie both want the family quilt. Dee wants the quilt, but the mom doesn't want to give the quilt to her, she wants to give the quilt to Maggie. Maggie wants to hold on to her heritage and Dee doesn't understand her heritage, her mom knows that Dee won't hold on to the family heritage.In the poem “My Mother Pieced Quilts” memories revolve around the poem.The poem is mainly about the mother's talent of weaving and how she weaves memories out of old fabric she finds that doesn't work anymore.In both of these stories,

As Wendy Martin says “the poem leaves the reader with painful impression of a woman in her mid-fifties, who having lost her domestic comforts is left to struggle with despair. Although her loss is mitigated by the promise of the greater rewards of heaven, the experience is deeply tragic.” (75)

The memories in the poem maintain a cohesiveness and continuity of experience through repeated motifs such as the violets and the ‘whistling’. Memories also give us a recovered sense of life, as shown through the final line of the poem ‘faint scent of violets drifts in air’. This example of sensory imagery also creates a rhythmic drifting sense linked closely to the “stone-curlews call from Kedron Brook”. It echoes images of the speaker’s mind drifting into reflection and aurally creates transience between the present and the past.

In this speech I will be talking about whether or not I think that individuals can live together as one human race. I will use quotes from three passages. Those three passages will be Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen, Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer, and Rituals of Memory by Kimberly M. Blaeser. All three of these passages have something to do with diversity. In conclusion, I don’t think that individuals can live together as one human race.

Eavan Boland’s unique poem, Patchwork, allows the reader to be privy to the private thoughts of a persona, presumably the author herself, as she struggles to answer the question of fate or destiny. Throughout the poem, while quilting alone late at night, the speaker puzzles over the randomness of the universe, utilizing the simple quilt metaphor to inspire a final epiphany.

“The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred” Adrian Cronauer uttered this statement that still abide true considering that America was constructed by the people for the people and continues to be operated in that way. The United States of America advances despite the improbable conception because of patriotism within the citizens and because of the acceptance of unique religions of American citizens.

I will start with the world, “heartsick” because this word relates to the feelings that the granddaughter felt for the yarning of the comforts of her home. The sorrows drowned out by the panels of the quilt her grandmother made her. The comfort of her home away form home for those nights she felt sad and wanted to be home. The granddaughter could easily drown her fears and tears into this quilt and be reminded of the strength and the bond she has with her Grandmother. “Heartsick” was an powerful word to use to understand how the granddaughter must have felt on those miserable days. But, to tie it in to the quilt like she did was like she quilted the words together to show how and what it meant to be alone and struggled and how the granddaughter coped with her emotions. I believe that the word loose, this word was placed all the way at the end of the poem. I feel like this word speaks loudly throughout this poem significance. This poem is about the granddaughter being blown “loose” by the natural forces that cary us. In this case she is blowing “loose” of her home and her centric ideas. To explore and be “loose” in the world to experience it through her eyes to develop her own point of view by simply enacting her own beliefs and adopting others. I felt compelled to react to the word, “slant”. “Slant”, has a great meaning in this poem for it is used in the beginning of the poem. Slant can mean a

In the poem “The Century Quilt” by Marilyn Nelson Waniek the “Century Quilt” is a nostalgic necessity of the narrator. The upbringing of nostalgia throughout the poem is the telling of an Odyssey, a journey home though not physical but emotional. Through the constant use of pragmatic imagery that is erupting with allusions to the past and the unusual use of form that gives the poem a platform to project itself Waniek is able to produce a stunning display of emotion and nostalgia that displays the complex meanings of the quilt and the vital importance of it to the narrator.

The use of symbolism and imagery is beautifully orchestrated in a magnificent dance of emotion that is resonated throughout the poem. The two main ideas that are keen to resurface are that of personal growth and freedom. Furthermore, at first glimpse this can be seen as a simple poem about a women’s struggle with her counterpart. However, this meaning can be interpreted more profoundly than just the causality of a bad relationship.

This chapter seemed to be a great stress relief for both Clay and Alma. Clay seemed to be slightly more laid back then he had been

According to the article by Ann Quindlen called “ A Quilt of a Country,’’ there are ideal facts that we all get along in a time of need and that we are a nation that stands up for our country. In the essay, an example of how we all get along is when the tragic incident of 911 occurred, we all came together to investigate and explore what is happening in that current moment. Anna Quindlen stated, “Out of the all the nations of the world the United States was built by no one’s image”. An example of how we get along is that in the calm neighborhood that some of us live in blacks and Hispanics get along a lot, they usually discuss things like the football games or thing that come up. “ The U.S is a unique country that

In the story Quilt of a Country Anna Quindlen’s claim is that America is an “improbable” country and we have all come together as one community no matter what culture we are. Quindlen stated “of all nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image.” Of all nations we come together as one no matter the culture and nobody is able to do that. Other nations don’t except like the United States does. Quindlen also said “ America is an “improbable” idea, a mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by one nation, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better the someone.” This also proves her claim because all men are equal. If everybody

Another piece of the literature that has similar attributes to the is the poem “My Mother Pieced Quilts.” The poem uses a mother’s handmade quilt to access and explore the poet’s childhood memories. Like how a quilt is made, the poem pieces together memories in order to show the reader a complete image between the speaker’s childhood and the mother’s strong influence. The speaker shows how her mother’s influential ways shaped into the person the speaker is today. For example, “But it was just that every morning I awoke to these October ripened canvases passed my hand across their cloth faces and began to wonder how you pieced all these together.” This quote shows the interest that the speaker has towards her mother’s quilt, she then explains in great detail how her mother threads pieces of fabrics together, obviously admiring her mother’s works. This reason shows how a person’s identity is influenced by his or her environment.

The reflection of each poet's childhood is displayed within these lines helping to build a tone for the memories of each narrator.

Wyken, Blynken, and Nod is a children’s bedtime story that was read to me almost every night when I was a child. Field originally wrote this short story as a poem, but people loved it so much that they began to adapt lullaby's and books for children. The author uses metaphors and intriguing comparisons that makes the poem rhythmic and whimsical; perfect for the minds’ of young children.