Native Son and In Search of Our Mother s Gardens
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Family is to be cherished. It should not be taken for granted. Alice Walker's "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens" and James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" are two pieces of literature that depict how truly important family is. In both essays, the authors describe how their parents impacted their lives.
Alice Walker expresses her deep love and admiration for her mother in her essay, "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens". The author, an African American, had grown up at the time when rampant segregation existed between the blacks and whites. She describes her mother as a "large, soft, loving-eyed woman". Her mother was very busy taking care of her many children and working on the fields. As a mother, she was very loving and caring. She had no time for herself...