Blog #11- A&P

A&P byJohn Updke tells of a boy who shows and stands up in wat he believes in although its a minor thing. Such as 3 girls in bathing suit who shop in A&P. Even when they dont see wat he has done for them. He feels unsure of wats to come next but he confident that hes done the right thing in his life. This is the case in alot of teens but overall thru experience and thru your own choices you learn wats right and wats wrong for you. standing up for your values and wat you believe in.

Blog #10- Everyday use

The Story Everyday use by Alice Walker is about three different woman. A mother and her two different daughters. One stay living at the house with the mother while the other one is a high class who got an education and is in the city. Dee isn't happy to come back to her mother but feels more like a chore she has to do once in a while. Shes embarrassed by the house her mother lives in and doesn't want to bring any friends around. But she changed her name to Wangero. while the man she is with is named Asalamalakim although they are living in America. This shows they wanted to go back to their heritage in Africa but not in another because the name she was given Dicie. It was passed on from her family tree but she doesn't want to recognize the significance of the name of her background. When Dee comes to visit the mother describes her outfit as bright with orange and yellow, even gold earrings and bracelets. Which is an example of the African heritage that Dee is showing in her life while her mother forgot about it and thinks it is too much. Her mother said that shes a tough woman like a man because of the labor she could do and not how her daughter wants her to be. In a way shes hiden her feminine side and her heritage but didn't forget where she came from. While Dee is trying to forget where she came from but shes embracing the nationality.