Mother Essays

My past history books and social studies classes provided the basis to my knowledge on America’s past events, like the Revolutionary War. These books, classes, and even historians that I was accustomed to, only told about the men’s part in wars like this, while women were extremely overlooked. In my …

I was sixteen years old when we found out that my mother had Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am an only child and to hear this about my best friend, my mom, was devastating. Plus, to look at her she looked so normal and healthy, it was hard to imagine that she …

Julia Alvarez’s novel “In the Name of Salome” weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena, and her daughter, Salome Camila, through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life, Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political …

I often accompanied my mother to work when my after-school babysitter called in sick or was otherwise unavailable. Encouraged to be quiet, I sat under her office desk, unnoticed by the steady stream of clients who came and left. Her specialty was family law and she worked three days a …

In the movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”, the various characters develop and evolve during the course of the film. Each character holds certain individual motivations that drive them to change parts of their personality and how they view certain aspects in their life. Two characters in which change becomes evident …

The short story entitled “Chemistry”, written by Graham Swift, is filled with rivalry between family members and the difficulties that come from trying to maintain a healthy relationship when everyday life is riddled with deception and insecurity. On a basic level the story is built around general human nature and …

The definition of a family is one still being argued over by sociologists. However, for the purposes of this essay, I have chosen the broad definition of family as “a group of people who live together” The family chosen for this examination it will be argued, fit the functionalist view …

Women in today’s society have a much louder voice; meaning they have more respect, and are greatly appreciated for what they do, compared to Yackel’s 1975 essay. Bonnie Smith-Yackel’s essay makes a statement about how society values, and appreciates women and the way they work dating back to the 1920’s. …

Parents have more influence on their children than anything else they come across in the world. This is true even in “The Mullet Girls.” Jill McCorkle describes many of her parents’ traits and beliefs that lead to how she viewed the world. From the start you can tell that her …

The poverty of the lila’s family is very evident in the writings of Desai. Throughout the book, the poverty is emphasized over and over again to promote the theme and hence develop links with other themes such as superstition and helplessness. Lila “went in with a tumbler of tea” and …