By: Nicholas Fursey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aspects of the different texts that I will be comparing are the mother daughter relationships in the short stories \u201cSweetness\u201d by Toni Morrison and \u201cNew York Day Women\u201d by Edwidge Danticat. In \u201cSweetness\u201d Lula Ann has a tough relationship with her mother throughout her lifetime. Her mother was mad that she was so \u201cbrown\u201d when she had her, and questioned even raising her. Throughout her childhood, Lula Ann\u2019s mother was tough on her and would not let her express her true self and blackness. Now, Lula Ann sends her mother money and is having a kid, but does not give her mother the return address, as she does not even want to have a conversation with her anymore. The relationship is from the mother\u2019s point of view. In \u201cNew York Day Women,\u201d the story is told from the perspective of the daughter. The daughter shows scorn towards her mother, who works as a caretaker for rich, white families in New York City. Both relationships are unhealthy, but from different perspectives, and different people. I chose this comparison in particular because there are so many aspects of the relationship that are similar and different, and it contributes greatly to the meaning of blackness, or the main character\u2019s view on blackness throughout each story that we can analyze more deeply. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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