An Analysis Of Alice Walker And Kate Chopin - 916 Words

Heritage, a lot of people see it as being only the past, with no significance to their everyday lives whatsoever, others see it as merely objects and money passed down from older generations to their younger generations, but really heritage means much more than that. Ones heritage is the lessons learned from elders and passed down to their children and grandchildren to help them not make the same mistakes they made before, heritage is the roots that makes a person who they are. The world without recollection of its’s heritage, is a world without progress, a world that only stands still waiting for the same missteps to cycle back around. A person with no knowledge of their heritage is a person with no knowledge of themselves, and not knowing one s self can lead to mishaps directing that individual down a path they would otherwise be able to avoid with a keen understanding of where they originate. Alice Walker and Kate Chopin both touch on the struggles and outcomes of not knowi ng or taking advantage of one s heritage through their stories â€Å"Everyday Use† and â€Å"Desiree’s baby.† In both of the stories, the antagonist Dee/Wangero, and Armand has problems with whom they truly are because of their lack of knowledge and acceptance of who they truly are. The misfortune of not appreciating one s heritage is clearly identified in Alice Walker s â€Å"Everyday Use.† The character used to demonstrate the tragedies that follows one who doesn’t treasure their heritage throughout the story isShow MoreRelatedFemale Empowerment in Kate Chopins The Awakening7915 Words   |  32 PagesHeinrich-Heine-Università ¤t Wintersemester 2010/11 Vertiefungsmodul Kurs: American Realism and Naturalism - Short Stories Seminarleiter: Georg Schiller Datum der Abgabe: 16.04.2011 Female Empowerment in Kate Chopin’s â€Å"The Awakening† Anjana Dhir BA Englisch KF, Geschichte NF 3. Semester Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The FrenchRead MoreFeminism Is The Advocacy Of Women s Rights On The Basis Of Equality1826 Words   |  8 Pagesfeminism with something known as a feminist analysis. (Also known as feminist criticism or a feminist reading). A feminist analysis undertakes a complete breakdown on a story, passage, piece of writing etc, where the story is examined and explains how feminism is a main theme and uses the theory to further help in getting the point across to the audience about what feminism is and reinforces the economic, political, and social oppression of women. A feminist analysis aims to understand the nature of gender