Ribbons And Mrs. Flowers By Maya Angelou

Compare and Contrast Ribbons and Mrs.Flowers

Both stories “Ribbons”and “Mrs.Flowers” tell us that people are different than they seem and that life in general has problems that can be fixed by talking to an adult. The story“Ribbons” by Laurence Yep is about a girl named Stacy that lives in San Francisco with her family and her grandma comes to live with them for a while and Stacy has to get to know her alittle more and the story “Mrs.Flowers by Maya Angelou is about a girl named Marguerite and a woman named “Mrs.Flowers and Mrs.Florwers gives Marguerite lessons in living.”Ribbons” and “Mrs.Flowers” are both stories where you start to learn something important of a person's life or past but also have a message from the author that can be related …show more content…
Grandma had foot binding so it was hard for her to walk and she was embarrassed so she didn't show it but Stacy found out and grandma didn’t like it “All grandmother could see, though was the ribbons. She managed to totter her feet without the canes and almost fell forward on her face” this means that grandma was getting mad and all she could focus on is the ribbons and how it made her felt . The problem is that Stacy can’t do ballet because they need to save money for grandma