The Way To Rainy Mountain Summary

Poet Biography Rita Dove is an African American poet born on August 28,1952 in Akron, Ohio, who is married to a German writer, Fred Viebahn whom she had met in college, and a loving mother to Aviva Dove- Viebahn. (Biography.com Editors, "Rita Dove") Dove was raised in a well

The accentuation on the physical qualities of the yard or their extended living room, the pleasure in it points to the attachment that Mrs. Johnson as the narrator and Maggie have to their home and to the everyday routine of their lives. The narrator being aware of her standing and culture is also aware with her daughters’ characters despite of their differences. Mama describes herself as “a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day. 　　　

Grant Ciccarello Summer Reading Growing Up Russell Baker The first thing that I noticed when I started reading the book, “Growing up” by Russell Baker was the style in which baker used throughout this book. Growing up is told in first person as an autobiographical memoir from Russell Baker’s point of view. But something that was very unique was how Baker chose to narrate from his mother 's perspective before he was born and when he was a young boy. In addition, he talks about his mother 's relations with Oluf which he was unaware about at the time.

She came from a family of teachers. So this means and is quoted often, “ . . . she was raised to be a teacher.” She wrote under

This is seen by the actions she takes to get to her goal, statements she makes towards her family members, and how she responds to her family when they are troubled. Mama has lived in her apartment for a long time with her family and is about to get enough money to change that. An example of Mama’s motivation to achieve her goal is shown when Ruth, her daughter-in-law and Mama are talking about what Mama would do with the insurance money. Mama states, “Been thinking that we maybe could meet the notes on a little old two-story somewhere, with a yard where Travis could play in the summertime, if we use part of the insurance for a down payment and everybody kind of pitch in” (563). Mama is suggesting to Ruth of what could be a better future for her son and their family.

In my immediate family, my grandmother and mother are the leaders. My mother provides for us through work and my grandmother kept me company and cooked for me. She would watch me when my mom was still at work when I got home from

In her poem “ My Husbands Back”, Susan Minot describes how she feels being a mother, and wife on an emotional and bad day. Minot writes this poem as the speaker and the tone is very heartfelt and sorrow at times. From the title of this poem we can gather that the poem is about a husband and wife and their relationship. “My husbands back” was actually very close to home at times in the poem and made me think about my relationship with my husband and even about my relationship growing up with my father. Minot uses line breaks, metaphors, connotation and figurative language in this poem.

She acknowledges the value of her birthplace and on her roots she writers the novel” Shadow of Eden”. She realizes that she lost her childhood garden, so she feels different and she is craving for her father’s land. Finally she accepts the value of her father’s land and realizes where she belongs. In Mcconnell’s Landing.

In Flannery O 'Connor collected works there are distinct parallels to the characters she created and her personal life. These parallels become apparent after reading her collected letters, in which she discussed her home life. In these letters O 'Connor wrote to her friends and family she often talks about her mother with whom she lived with since she had a chronic illness that kept her from living on her own. The mother characters she had wrote were often single and owned a farm, much like her own mother, Regina, who had a dairy farm in Georgia where they had lived long after her father had died of lupus when she was a teenager. The maternal characters she created were single and worked on a farm, Unlike her mother the characters portrayed

In the beginning of the story the narrator who is the mom is waiting for her daughter named dee. She waits in the garden with Maggie. She knows that Maggie and dee do not get along. She imagines a big nice family reunion in her head.

When Clara was 11 her brother David got terribly sick, but she cared for him and became his nurse. Luckily under Clara

The text records the care of her mother together with the friendship of her siblings.

He gave Bath the interest to travel the world and explore other countries. Her mother was Gladys Bath, who was a housewife dedicated to her children. She worked as a domestic to afford a good education for Bath.

During that time she meets her grandmother’s best friend/ nurse Rose Valois and her grandson Jackson. During that time she meets her grandmother’s nurse/ best friend, Rose Valois and her grandson Jackson. She officially meets them when Rose invited her into her house. Once she entered her house Jackson had a conversation about

School was out and she 's on her way to spend time with her "cool" cousins. She was only 13 and considered herself a house mom because she cooked, cleaned, and looked after her little sister as her parents work. She attended church day in and day out. Whew, did she love the Lord!