Moreover, Tita’s mother treated Tita very harsh. She did not like all the things Tita prepared regardless of the quality of them. For example, she never satisfies with the food Tita prepares, while all others like it. Besides serving food, Tita even helped her mother take a bath even though she does not physically sick. Tita helped her mother all day, but she was never credited for her labor and respected by her mother. The only person who understood Tita’s sorrow and soothed her sadness was not her mother or sister, but rather a servant. For instance, the servant soothes Tita while they prepared the wedding cake and made her stop the work and take a rest. This fact shows that Tita’s role in her family is hard to regard it as a daughter taking
Diamond Brant Hist 2010 12:20-1:15 Deanna Carter, MA 11-14-15 Annotated Bibliography Rosenthal, Bernard. “Tituba”. OAH Magazine of History 17, No. 4 (2003) 48–50. Accessed Sept. 22, 2015. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25163623.
Although, she did not know that he was an alcoholic and had many other issues, leading her to separate their relationship. This text shows how that even though at a young age Rahel and Estha (twins) were always fighting and arguing, they rely on each other, and are not able to live life fully, without being or communicating with each other. I can relate to this situation because, even though many times I argue with my siblings and parents, I would not be able to live life fully, without having them for support and comfort. My parents and siblings are important to me, and are always there for me, even when I am having a bad day. I can relate to Estha and Rahel, how that as much as you try to find comfort and love from different people, you cannot have the same relationship with someone else, who is not your sibling.
The playwright utilizes household rules, perseverance, and her plant to show us how strong Mama’s beliefs are. Mama’s stinginess in respect to household rules was evident when she slapped Beneatha for denouncing God. Mama demonstrates strength in her beliefs by not allowing Beneatha to impugn God in her household. Despite everything she’s been through, Mama maintains her beliefs, showing perseverance. This is evident throughout her adult life; as her dream of providing a nice life for her family never panned out.
Not all members of the family had to suffer. Some paid the ultimate price and passed away. Old Antanas, baby Antanas and Ona all worked so hard to escape the pain but ended up adding to it. “When they could not keep a job for him, when there were no more harvesting machines made than the world was able to buy! What a hellish mockery it was, anyway, that a man should slave to make harvesting machines for the country, only to be turned out to starve for doing his duty too well!”
Proserpina is surprised. She understands that she disobeyed her mother’s orders and went exploring in the forest and something bad has happened just as her mother was afraid of. Proserpina saw the most stunning flower she had ever seen, she decided to pull the flower from the ground and return it to her mother.
She holds strong in her conviction to carry on the traditions of the family and continue as the matriarch and preserver of the family reputation after the death of her husband she becomes as domineering as any man could ever be. Controlling every aspect of her family’s life, and continuing to uphold the family reputation was the driving force that kept her thriving and empowered. Unbeknownst to the family Mama Elena too has had her struggles to endure, she too had loved and was forbidden to pursue happiness, and this pass of Mama Elena’s would commission her to make her daughter’s life close to unbearable. “You know perfectly well that being the youngest daughter means you have to take care of me until I die”(10). As she spews these words like venom to Tita she shows no emotion and no remorse,knowning deep inside exactly what it feels like to be denied love
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide brought sorrow to many families by tearing them apart. The idea of reuniting with lost family members sounded unimaginable, going back to life before the war seemed impossible. In Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil’s The Girl Who Smiled Beads, the chaotic but melancholy manner in which the author explained the details of Clemantine’s life after their reunion allows Wamariya to demonstrate the importance of family relationships, ultimately centering the attention on how although the idea of an event may seem great at one point, the reality may come to disappoint. Throughout the book, the author mentioned the struggles of living on their own without the support of the rest of their family, and described their lives
Even though she was mistreated by her mother, Tita felt obligated to care for her. She prepared her mother’s meals carefully and made sure everything was perfect. When her mother spit out the ox-tail soup and called it “nasty and bitter”, it made Tita feel like a fool but her conscience kept her loyal to taking care of her mother until she died. In another example, she finds herself taking care of Rosaura’s children. In a series of selfless acts, she is the wet nurse for her nephew, and then cares for her niece when her sister becomes bedridden due to a complicated delivery.
While living with her, Jay finds out that his aunt, Tita Chato, had taken Jun under her roof for a year after he ran away from his home. He witnesses the heartbreak that Tita Chato and her wife experience having to watch Jun leave them too, his reason being that he was done, “‘Pretending,’ Tita Chato provides. ‘To be our son, I think.’ She closes her eyes like the words are physically painful” (Ribay 170). Jun had not only left Tita Chato’s home, but also her care.
The death of Ultima showed the love and respect he had for her, but also represented his last look on his innocence Antonio’s mother associates the loss of innocence with sin and corruption, but Antonio eventually understands loss is important for growing
Time and time again, Tita expresses her fatigue and distaste for these arduous chores. At first glance, it may seem as though Mama Elena is a merciless tyrant who only lives to torture Tita. However, Mama Elena assigns these tasks to Tita without any malicious intent, believing that these tasks are meant for the youngest daughter to fulfill, as she is a faithful adherent to family tradition. She expresses her appreciation for Tita in her own unique way, as she is not very fond of or accustomed to expressing her emotions openly. Her frank attitude, coupled with her lack of sympathy makes it so that her actions are misinterpreted by the reader as well as other characters.
We all learned to respect and love our parents. Tita’s mother, Mama Elena, isn 't the motherly material everyone wants to have. She orders people around, discourage them, and always puts the family tradition first, but not in a good way. In the beginning, Tita tries to cope with Mama Elena and her orders. “I’m sorry Mami.
For example when a young boy (“Teapot”) comes to her house and falls down the steps, the mother of the child blamed Sula for the boy’s injuries and then starting taking care of the child for the first time. Here once again we are shown how Sula is made into the scapegoat. Later after Sula’s death the women no longer cherish and want to take care of their children so they abandon them once again. (Morrison, page. 113-115, 117)
The story has a conflict that is related to opposition. The narrator disagrees with what her mother wants her to be, since the narrator felt that her mother was controlling her for years. For instance, the mother in the story suggests that her daughter would become the perfect girl and she would become famous. The traditional daughter relates to the American icon, “Shirley Temple”. Furthermore, the narrator goes through a rough time during the story because her mother feels like she can be good at something and stick to it.
Her daughter Pearl was not a ordinary child in any ways comparing to others, she has a tendency of asking question and ridicule her mother often. Pearl took some grass and imitated her mother as best she could on her own bosom the decoration of letter A which is as same like of her mother’s. In this same instance she keeps on questioning “What does the letter mean, mother? And why does you wear it?