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Topic sentence: The contrast between the two main characters of the text (Dee and Mrs Johnson) and the possible interpretations.
• Traditional society versus new culture: the different education and lives that Dee and Mrs. Johnson had, created a big gap between them. Mrs. Johnson represents the traditional society, where the black women are forced to work at home doing the domestic tasks and also black women did not have the same opportunities as white woman did, due to racism. Nevertheless, Dee is educated in a complete alternative atmosphere and the opportunities are similar for white and black women. These chances that Dee had, developed a strong character and increased her black pride and boosts her Afro-American pleasure.
• Racism and sexist stereotypes: Mrs. …show more content…
Johnson defends Maggie and asks what Dee would do if she had them, to which Dee responds that she would “hang them.” this one short passage is as rich as any novel, and contains multitudes of invitations and provocations for suspicious reading. Following the critical conversation, my own impulse is to point to this passage as a moment in which three racist and sexist molds are shattered. Mrs. Johnson, Maggie, and Dee can each be read as stereotypical archetypes, easily recognizable in the literary history of the United States.” (Mullins 45)
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Topic sentence: The alternative mentality and performance of the two sisters and the possible interpretations.
• Bright and shadows, Dee and Maggie represent the two side of a coin: Dee got the opportunity to have experiences outside of the limited world of the countryside of The United States of America, developing fresh and modern aptitudes based on her life’s experiences. Maggie did not have the chance to have further education and her experiences are involved in a world where tradition and oppression to black women was part of the system. The two characters show how the life could be different with just a small opportunity to
Topic sentence: The contrast between the two main characters of the text (Dee and Mrs Johnson) and the possible interpretations.
• Traditional society versus new culture: the different education and lives that Dee and Mrs. Johnson had, created a big gap between them. Mrs. Johnson represents the traditional society, where the black women are forced to work at home doing the domestic tasks and also black women did not have the same opportunities as white woman did, due to racism. Nevertheless, Dee is educated in a complete alternative atmosphere and the opportunities are similar for white and black women. These chances that Dee had, developed a strong character and increased her black pride and boosts her Afro-American pleasure.
• Racism and sexist stereotypes: Mrs. …show more content…
Johnson defends Maggie and asks what Dee would do if she had them, to which Dee responds that she would “hang them.” this one short passage is as rich as any novel, and contains multitudes of invitations and provocations for suspicious reading. Following the critical conversation, my own impulse is to point to this passage as a moment in which three racist and sexist molds are shattered. Mrs. Johnson, Maggie, and Dee can each be read as stereotypical archetypes, easily recognizable in the literary history of the United States.” (Mullins 45)
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Topic sentence: The alternative mentality and performance of the two sisters and the possible interpretations.
• Bright and shadows, Dee and Maggie represent the two side of a coin: Dee got the opportunity to have experiences outside of the limited world of the countryside of The United States of America, developing fresh and modern aptitudes based on her life’s experiences. Maggie did not have the chance to have further education and her experiences are involved in a world where tradition and oppression to black women was part of the system. The two characters show how the life could be different with just a small opportunity to