Revolutionary Mothers by Carol Berkin is about woman in the time of the Revolutionary War that were affected by this event. When writing this monograph, Berkin focuses on the Patriot and Loyalist, American and British, and Indian and African American women. When Berkin writes in this way she makes the war seem more diverse to different groups of women and families. Although, there was a mixture of women they had similar qualities about them the author made clear she appreciates. All the women were tough, physically and emotionally along with being brave.
In Carol Berkin’s book, Revolutionary Mothers, she provides detail into the world of the women who played an active and vital role during the Revolutionary War. Over the years historians have downplayed the effect that these women have had on our nation. She emphasizes the effect of these women by speaking from the viewpoint of not only Colonial white women, but also Native-American and African-American women. Berkin also chooses to focus on portraying to the reader how the people of this time were affected. She accomplishes this by balancing the perspective between rich and poor, patriot and loyalist, and American and British.
I read “Revolutionary Mothers” by Carol Perkins. Berkins tells the many different stories of women throughout the Revolutionary War and the struggles and strives each women faced and overcame. She introduces us to women from all different backgrounds and their own personal stories that have so greatly affected our history today. Throughout the book Berkins shows how large of a role women played during this time period, even though it is often overlooked. Without the courage and bravery from these women during this time period we would have not been able to secure our independence from Britain.
Through these words, the author shows that the grandmother has a large part in Anna’s mind and that
Most enslaved cooks received their training as an apprentice under other cooks. Plantation papers reveal that while most enslaved cooks were randomly chosen over the entire plantation community, some cooks were raised in the kitchen and were taught the craft across generational lines under the shadows of elder cooks. Young children gathered wood, milked cows, filled water baskets and carried them to and from the water well to the kitchen, gathered eggs, shelled peas, stirred ingredients, among other assigned tasks. Tildy Collins, a former slave, explained that children were expected to obey the cook and pull their weight in the kitchen: My Granmammy, her de head cook 'oman at de big house, an' us had to mine her lak us did Mammy. I ho'p
However, she dies with “her legs crossed under her like a child’s and her face smiling” as she has redeemed herself of her selfishness and lack of integrity (O’Connor 430). O’Connor’s use of situational irony in the shocking ending shows the Grandmother’s reclaim of childlike innocence and joy through her fatal brush with
The author has written this story to offer the reader’s an inside look into the grandmother’s self-centered and selfish mindset. Bluntly speaking, it is believed that the reader’s should have seen the outcome coming after realizing the grandmother’s mentality. O’ Conner’s skill as a short story writer enables her to express subtle use of foreshadowing helps depict the family and grandmother’s demise by evoking feeling of inevitability.
In the essay “Why We Take Pictures,” Susan Sontag states that pictures can be used as a “tool of power” and a “defense against anxiety” (Sontag 353). She states that the reason photographs can be a tool of power is that they “give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal” (Sontag 354). For example, family uses photographs as a way to connect with its extended relatives, even though the idea of a large family is slowly vanished in this current culture. Another way for pictures to give people a sense of power is the ability to “take possession of space” (Sontag 354). Sontag mentions that family members take photographs because they want to capture the precious and important occasions such as high school graduations or weddings.
“What could she do?” (Soto 3). We have all at some point or another been the victim of circumstance, whether we accept it or not. The short story “Mother and Daughter” by Gary Soto tells the story of an instance in which eighth grader, Yollie Moreno, is the victim of circumstance. Yollie is a smart, but innocent, young woman who lives with her impoverished mother.
While reading the story, you can tell in the narrators’ tone that she feels rejected and excluded. She is not happy and I’m sure, just like her family, she wonders “why her?” She is rejected and never accepted for who she really is. She is different. She’s not like anyone else
Throughout my time at Illinois State University, I have been committed to developing as a leader and person. I have been extremely involved in campus activities, specifically in the College of Business. The knowledge, skills, and abilities, I have gained from these experiences have been life-changing. The people that I have met through these organizations have been incredible. I am extremely grateful for all of the opportunities I have been given to me at ISU.
Jamaica Kincaid’s The Autobiography of My Mother signifies a pivotal point in her writing style. Her earlier novels have some semblance of her personal life, but, in this novel, the protagonist Xuela does not share a common experience with that of the author’s life. The mother-obsessed protagonists of her earlier fiction are absent. Instead, we have a seventy year old half-Carib Dominican.
The reality of the situation was that she had no control over her father’s death. There was nothing or no way that she could have prevented the events that took place. Although she was extremely angry with the situation at hand she learned that she had other things to be grateful for. She wanted people to know that even though something or someone has passed away you can’t stay stuck in the state of depression forever. You have to step back and look at your life because the reality is, life still moves on.
From her internal thoughts and observations, the reader is given knowledge of the exact extent to which Ellie’s own mortality affects her thoughts, actions, and enjoyment of her whole life. The impact of the knowledge is best demonstrated when the reader is told, “Yet
My mom, my sweet, gentle mom. My mom is like my sister, we love to talk about juicy stuff and love to share with each other what we did during the day. I don 't like to imagine myself without her because she is basically my life. She is caring and kind and always have a smile on her face when she sees me. When I say her name I get a picture of her in my mind.
