Mommy

heard the phrase “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, depending on how words are used, and the opinions associated with them, they can indeed be very hurtful. Gloria Naylor writes about this in her article “Mommy, What Does ‘Nigger’ Mean?” She states “words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power” (Naylor 481). She explains that African Americans’ use of nigger does not in anyway invite Caucasians to use it. Naylor is accurate

Preamble: I want to declare independence from society’s standards. Society is always telling us what to do, what’s popular, what we should look like or act like to fit their standards. Trying to push us all into a little box instead of embracing what we naturally are. There’s something weird about it though, it’s not forceful, it’s smooth and subtle. You see famous people, role models, people that we look up to, wearing a certain brand of shoes or a certain type of clothes and suddenly that shoe

“Yes Mommy, Yes Daddy”, a simple “Yes” was never sufficient. As a child of Ghanaian immigrants, I understood that family honor is of the utmost importance in everything I do. For as long as I can remember, I have been told “Be proud of who you are! Always stand up for yourself!Never let anyone make you feel like you are not good enough!”As a young child, I always wondered why my mother kept drilling these lessons into my head. Perhaps she is trying to shield me from the dehumanizing experiences her

the mother's own experiences being a girl, she knows how they work and what tricks they will attempt, when their daughter is lying, etc. Certain expressions or excuses may set off red flags, which makes the rule establishing process much easier. Mommy doesn't want to see her little girl get hurt; therefore, when her baby gets herself into trouble, a mother's punishment is softer and intended to be more like a warning rather than a consequence. She believes there is plenty of time for her daughter

In “Mommy, What Does Nigger Mean?”, author Gloria Naylor explains throughout her piece that reality shapes language and language can shape reality. Naylor explains this, “chicken or the egg dispute” (Naylor 1) through her experiences with the word nigger. Gloria explains how she starts on one side of reality and shaping her language, then comes to another understanding from the boy in her third grade class. Language can be how words are used, what their meaning is and the purpose behind that selection

pay for mother 's services already and that she would be grateful for it more, as the indigent people also had their merits. It was these type of conflicts made the Washington City Paper to rename the DC Urban Moms and Dads message board into The Mommy Fight Site. Besides, money is one of the hottest topics in the Internet and DCUMD is not an exception, and it turned out like a real bomb in forums ' discussions. Psychologists say that our society is oriented towards money, this theme is always actual

Names and Titles in Gloria Naylor's novel, Mommy, What Does Nigger Mean   "Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power." (Naylor 344) A name is a mark of classification, a basis for self identity. Able to elevate or annihilate a persons' perception of herself and the surrounding society, these designations can uplift, joke, chide, mock, insult, degrade. "Society" implies the people and the atmosphere encompassing an individual in her daily life

Loss of Innocence in Cullen's Incident and Naylor’s Mommy, What Does "Nigger" Mean?   Unfortunately, a question that many African Americans have to ask in childhood is "Mommy, what does nigger mean?," and the answer to this question depicts the racism that still thrives in America (345). Both Gloria Naylor’s "'Mommy, What Does "Nigger" Mean?'" and Countee Cullen's "Incident" demonstrate how a word like "nigger" destroys a child’s innocence and initiates the child into a world of racism.  Though

It was 7:30 PM, 30 minutes before I was allowed to go trick or treating. I put on my mummy costume, my pair of shoes, got my house key and candy sack. After a while, I checked the time to see if I could go yet and it was 8:00 PM. When I was about to leave my mom told me “ be home at ten or you will be in big trouble mister.” I replied, “yes mom.” Now that I knew that I had only 2 hours to trick or treat I would have to quick. Every house I tricked or treated at I had to be fast like lighting. There

though because today was the day that Mommy and Daddy were taking him for a trip on the train to the big museum. Mommy and Daddy had told Max that there would be so much to see and do at the museum, but the most interesting thing of all was that there was going to be the real-life skeleton of a T-Rex! Max couldn't wait to see for himself how big the dinosaurs that lived on Earth all those millions of years ago really were. After getting off the train with Mommy and Daddy, Max felt as though the long