How Does Cofer Use Words To Describe Mama's Room

1. As the number of children in the house grew, the space was enough to fit everyone and therefore, Mama needed more room so that all the children could have their own room. Another reason was, Mama was tired of having so many children. She realized that if she had any more kids, she would not be able to lead the life she desired, and so she needed more room in the sense that she wanted no more kids so she could serve her family better.
2. As she moves inside the house, Cofer singles out on her Mama’s room. Now that she has grown old, her perception of the room and Mama, has both changed. She states in the essay that “both the women and the room have diminished in size”. She means that as she has grown old, everything in the room is not as big as it used to be, and as time has passed, her Mama has become has become old and weak.
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Cofer remembers her grandmother’s house as a huge house, but not a mansion. In the present day reality, the room and her Mama both seem small. But as a child, it was different. She remembers her Mama’s room as a queen’s chamber where it was difficult for her to look over the countertops and the tall beds. Mama’s room contained all of her symbols of power, and a massive four-poster bed, which was taller than a child’s head. her memory is of the enormous room, and not of the one in reality now.
4. Mama’s room was dominated by the four-poster bed. On her dresser there were herbs that were used to make purgatives and teas. Everyone got a hot cup of tea if they had any problem. This shows us that Mama had knowledge about the herbs and since she is a grandmother, she is experienced. She had monstrous chifforobe which she kept locked with a little key, and no one was allowed to open it, even though she never hid the key. No one was allowed to sleep with her in her room, not even Papa, suggesting her power in the family, which was similar to that of a