Stuggles of Women from Two Different Points of View

She "always wanted to say that if it was a birthmark it must be her [Cleva's] fault"(p.44). Her mother, however, is unsympathetic and explains, "I just want her to see that she can't let this ruin her life; there are things we just have to accept"(p.48). Kate's mother tries to constantly remind her that things could be worse and she shouldn't whine. But during her early childhood years, Kate's birthmark does affect her and it is hard for her to accept. Kate feels that her birthmark is an open invitation for others to hurt her.

Women throughout time have been forced to cope with the challenges of motherhood along with society’s expectations as to what a mother’s relationship should be with her child. Novelist, Agatha Christie said of the relationship between mother and child, “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” In Beloved, Toni Morrison examines the same idea; ultimately showing that the mother’s willingness to protect her child at all costs often endangers the mother herself. Beloved is set in the late 1800’s but Sethe’s experiences as a mother ring true with the experiences of mothers throughout time because the act of being a mother is timeless. As a child Sethe was separated from her mother both physically and mentally because of slavery, so when she has her own children she is determined to keep her family together.

The mother in this poem can see the world is harsh and that raising a baby in such a world would be difficult and a struggle. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie’s grandma wants her to get married to an older man right away. Her reasoning is because she too also has seen how harsh the world is and doesn’t want her baby Janie to be stuck alone and have to live in hardship. Janie, like the unborn child, is determined to go her own path and set her own life. They both seem to feel that they are ready for what life has in store for them.

There was an enormous negative stigma attached to have an illegitimate child, not getting married young, to not have kids or even not want more kids after you have a had a few. A fear of all these stigmas is easily seen in the story of a young woman that was in Major Problems in the History of American Families and Children. In Major Problems, a young woman discovers she is pregnant, and isn 't married to the father. She spends some time hiding the pregnancy and hoping she will just have her period until her mother discovers the pregnancy. The young woman, is so distraught with the idea of mothering and illegitimate child that she claims she would rather die.

The presence and action of the word “lecture” is often perceived to have a negative connotation, as people feel berated when being lectured. In the poem “Girl,” Jamaica Kincaid presents a mother who is lecturing her child. The lecture that the mother is giving her child can be initially discerned as one that is given in a negative way. However, through further analysis, it is seen that the mother is giving her daughter advice on how to live in an Antiguan and patriarchal society because she wants her daughter to grow up to live a successful and fulfilling life. The poem starts off without introducing the characters, the setting, or the plot.

The juxtaposition of Sethe and baby Suggs’s mothering indicate the conflict slave women had in loving their children. Sethe’s fierce love for her children defies the rules of slavery. The children of slave women belong to their owners; however Sethe clings on to t... ... middle of paper ... ...or her child and this shows the deepest kind love. In some ways we can say that this is Sethe ending the conflict between slavery and motherhood. “ she gathered the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful” for Sethe to allow her children to be taken back to a life of slavery would be taking away everything that she gave “life” to and to destroy all that’s good in her world.

Her poems are the mirror of such ideology. She is disappointed. Referring to her life, she had problems in personal life and social life which certainly were effective in turning her into a nihilist; her family did not pay attention to her art and poetry, her marriage ended in separation and she deprived of seeing her son. On the other hand, she was concerned about the problems of the society. She recognized limitations that were imposed on women and tried to make them familiar with their rights through her poems.

It was hard for her mother to have a baby at a young age herself and try to make ends meet was not easy. She needed to lean on others for help, which she thought at the time was right thing to do, but got caught up on her new family. This is why Emily had so much resentment towards her mother. This story is a great example of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. The story does great job showing the mother’s anguish over her daughter, and a depressed teen that needed her mother and is struggling to overcome a very unhappy childhood.

Elizabeth claims that “I’m gonna make it up to that girl”, she feels disappointed in herself because she could not take care of her daughter so she had to send her away from her family in order for her to be taken care of. Along with this, Elizabeth feels powerless when Carla returns to her family. Elizabeth says “there are mothers out

Upon giving birth to yet another child, Kavita’s fear surfaces as she remembers the pain of giving up her newborn daughters. In the old Indian culture, daughters are of no use and Kavita knows hers are either “drowned, suffocated, or simply left to starve,” (7). The memory Kavita has about her daughters shows the suffering she has to endure. Only sons will be able to help provide a better life for her family and the use of flashbacks signifies that she still remembers the pain she has to endure everyday from the loss of her daughters, as she is poor. Aside from her children, Kavita gives up her name, something that she values and for which she often resents her husband.