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“I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen is a short story told by a mother who recounts her life and relationship with her oldest daughter, Emily. The mother begins these flashbacks and commentary after being asked by an unknown and unexplained character, “I wish you would manage the time to come in and talk with me about your daughter. I’m sure you can help me understand her. She’s a youngster who needs help and whom I’m deeply interested in helping (305). ... Her response is, “Even if I came what good would it do? You think because I am her mother I have a key, or that in some way you could use me as a key (305)? ... She has read books on parenting and follows them to the letter even if it causes both herself and Emily to suffer, “ I nursed all the children but with her, with all the fierce rigidity of first motherhood, I did like the books then said.
Approximate Word count = 705
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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