the remorse of my life
...eryday Use”, by Alice Walker is about a mother who lives in rural area and manages to raise two daughters. In the other story, “I Stand Here Ironing”, by Tillie Olsen is about a mother in the city who raises her children in the pre WPA and Depression times. Many others may say that the mother in Tillie’s story is strong in will because she was able to raise her children during the years of depression in the U.S. and perhaps if given that she did not have to live through the depression she would have better parenting skills, but the fact is she was unfit when compared to the mother in Walker’s story because she was able to raise two daughters, and her eldest one was sent to get an education which is considered very rare because no one else in her family has any education past the second grade.My understanding of the story is that the mother is able to understand to that she cannot watch over her daughters...