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In this short story, Alice Walker uses an African-American mother and her children to describe the importance of one’s heritage. The mother has a good understanding of her cultural heritage, whereas the daughter, Dee, is superficially trying to portray a good understanding of her cultural heritage. The story begins with the mother describing herself as “a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands.” She is an African-American and her heritage involves slavery, so therefore, by describing herself with worker’s characteristics shows that she is indeed in touch with her heritage. Dee is described as a good looking woman, with nice hair and a full figure; she does not show the characteristics of someone who truly cares about her cultural heritage. There are other ideas in the beginning of the story, such as the way she tried to show to her mother that she was smarter than her and the way she dressed with her own style, that reinforce the idea that she is truly materialistic and not concerned with her cultural heritage.
Approximate Word count = 556
Approximate Pages = 2.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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