Everyday use- Mrs. Johnson analysis
...working hands because she does not have a husband; therefore she does all the work in the house for living. She lives in a farm and she does all the men work, but not only she does that work, she loves it (“I was always better at a man’s job”). Not satisfied with this description, the author keeps add sentences like “I can kill and clean a hog as merciless as a man” to emphasize on Mrs. Johnson appearance. All of these are excerpts from the story that evidence the Mrs. Johnson is a big and strong black woman. This description of a big and strong woman reflects in her actions of being strict, firm in her convections but also needed to be appreciated by Maggie and Dee. Mrs. Johnson abilities and conduct point out some of her traits such as being a strict, responsible and wise mother. This is a very common peculiarity of black mothers. She is very firm in her convictions. Mrs. Johnson deny Dee the quilts. Although these quilts were Maggie’s and Maggie agreed to give Dee the quilts, Mrs. Johnson reaffirmed that those quilts were Maggie’s for “everyday use” when she got married. Mrs. Johnson was not an educated person. She just completed second grade because her school was closed; however, she prove she is a wise mother. She raised money to send Dee to college. This implies she is aware about the importance of being educated. Mrs. Johnson was also capable of do every farm job from milk a cow (“I used to love to milk till I was hooked in the side in ‘49”.) to kill and clean a hog to eat (“I can kill and clean a hog as merciless as a man”.). Certainly, Mrs. Johnson is worthy of admiration even though she didn’t finish elementary school neither did she win a novel price. She raised her two daughters which is very impressive for a black-woman in the early years of the twentieth century. When analyzing Mrs. Johnson’s attitudes we can conclude that she is an admirable mother. Dee has been away for twelve years and she didn’t even come to visit Mrs. Johnson. However, Mrs. Johnson is anxious and prepared her house to receive her as a proud mother. Mrs. Johnson showed that she was not remorseful. Also, Mrs. Johnson is an objective narrator. Mrs. Johnson describes herself as she really is. She is a big fat and ugly woman, yet she accepts her ugly physic. Mrs. Johnson has a healthy high self-esteem. Consequently, Mrs. Johnson is a mentally strong woman. Mrs. Johnson narrates the story from an objective point of view. Mrs. Johnson gives the reader a sincere description of her daughters. No matter how bad was a trait of Maggie or Dee, she doesn’t have a problem to mention it. She describes Maggie as she really is: burned, ugly and insecure. As a mother, Mrs. Johnson is not affectionate to her daughters. Don’t think it is because she did not love Dee and Maggie, is because it was very...