Through all the years of your life how do you feel about your name? Of course everyone has a name but then again how would you feel if someone was calling you a name that your parents did not give you, or trying not to remembering your name at all or giving you a new name just because of the reputation you’ve made good or bad. Either the situation name calling good or bad has given the person emotion and feeling to the name that he or she has gotten. In the novel of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya’s brother Bailey can't say her full name so he started off calling her “My”. when i was little i remember i couldn't say my sister name. Her name shayla but i was would always call her shay. But eventually when i got older i started getting …show more content…
Cullinan. Maya even broke her china just to get her name to be called her right name. Mrs.Cullinan has another worker she's been working for her her name is glory but her real name is Hallelujah. Hallelujah has been working for her for twenty years and she got used to it. Mrs. Cullinan changed her name from Hallelujah too Mrs.Glory. “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will …show more content…
It would be different if they were just playing or teasing but the bottom line is if the person was white i would be irate and filled with rage. Mary was filled with rage and was furious with Mrs.Cullinan because she was calling her mary when her name was maya. Maya drop her china just to show her who's boss to and show her that she was going to call her by the right name. I mean she really did not have a problem with Bailey doing it because it's her brother. Too wrap it up i think names are powerful and that just because you judge people by their
“Can you imagine what a mess a world would be without names? (website)Names are very important to a person and their individuality. Ayn Rand’s novel “Anthem” is a book in which the people written about do not have names. The importance of having your own individual names is huge. A name can have meaning given to it, like how the name Sue means lily. Most parents when giving you your name have a meaning behind it and put much thought into what their future child should be named. Names can give you a part of your identity.
If we started all over before any names were made and altered these names towards other races how would people react? Lets take the Cleveland Indians for example. What would happen if we had used the Jews, Blacks or Chinese as this political cartoon suggests. Every race involved would have been in an uproar when the caricature came out. They would feel that their constitutional rights were being ignored. But, when "Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians, runs about drunkenly at baseball games"1 they feel that it is ok to disregards the Indian name, heritage, and ritual. Taking in the psychological considerations for the Native Americans "dehumanization, as the word implies, is a psychological process that reduces a person or group to a sub-human level. One...
So much so, that she had gone home from college to try to get some old family belongings to put on “display” to try to keep the history alive. Unlike Maggie, Dee didn’t care much of the future, she just cared about the past and taking all sentimental family heirlooms. Dee being so caught up in the past, even changes her name to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. When Dee first mentions the name change Mama is caught off guard. Mama was confused by this statement and asked, "What happened to ‘Dee’ "(Walker 5). Dee was trying to be polite but she came off extremely blunt by saying "She's dead, I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me" (Walker 5). Dee’s Name had been passed down from generation to generation, if that doesn’t scream family heritage I don’t know what would. Maggie wasn’t the smartest but she sure knew what she had to do to keep the family tradition going. Maggie was in love and had her whole life ahead of her. Therefore, thinking about the future, she knew having kids one day, would keep the tradition alive. After Mama figured out which child really did value the family heritage, everything started to change for the
Momma asks Dee what happened to her name and she says, “She’s dead. I couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me”. (27) Dee has no idea her name comes from her own heritage. Momma explains to Dee, “You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie. Dicie is my sister. She named Dee. We called her ‘Big Dee’ after Dee was born” (28). Wangero is very well educated and is only trying to understand the African portion of her heritage, but she in blind to the heritage from her family she grew up with. She looks down on her momma and younger sister, not realizing they are the most important parts of her
Everybody always has two names: one from their parents and one from their friends. The name that is given by
The middle name that appears on my birth certificate is Cristina and I’m quite fond of my middle name because to me the name sounds utterly cheerful and friendly. Maria and Cristina complement each other. Many people when I tell them how my middle name is spelled they tend to believe my mom made a mistake and spelled my name incorrectly. The truth is she meant to spell it like that not because she decided to be slightly unique and spell my name without the letter h but because she decided to commemorate someone or something.
Punk, brat, jerk, dunce and many other words are used seemingly everyday as insults, as well as many words considered racist now. It has also always been disrespectful to call a grown up by their first name. In Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, she says “Every person I knew had a hellish horror of being called out of his name” (109), meaning it can hurt emotionally and/or mentally to be called something that isn't your real name. An example is when Marguerite works for Mrs. Cullinan, she begins to call Marguerite Mary because Margaret was too long of a name (A name that also wasn’t Marguerite’s
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Bailey Johnston, Sr., a door attendant, and Vivian Baxter Johnston, a car dealer in a local gambling parlor. Marguerite’s only brother, Bailey, was a year older. He gave Marguerite her nickname when he could not pronounce her name and called her ‘my sister’ or ‘my-a-sister’. The nickname was shortened to Maya. Although Bailey called Marguerite ‘Maya’, she went by the name Marguerite Johnson or Rita until she hit adulthood.
Another example of Dee's confusion about her own African-American heritage is expressed when she announces to her mother and sister that she has changed her name to "Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo." When her mother questions her about the change, Dee says, "I couldn't bear it any longer being named after the people who oppress me" (411). According to her mother, the name has been in the family since before the Civil War and most likely represents family unity to her. However, Dee does not realize that. Apparently, she believes that by changing her name she is expressing solidarity with her African ancestors and rejecting the oppression implied by the taking on of American names by black slaves.
Well my Messas name was Nole William, and we were named for him. But when we was freed, we were told to take freed names.
Dee disregards the importance of her name, the fact that she was named after her aunt
Maggie feels less worthy than Dee. This is why she rejects taking the quit and offers it to her sister. Maggie should be excited about her sister arrival. Instead, Maggie is nervous about her sister coming into town. “Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes; she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.” (Walker 380) Mama is under the impression Maggie is jealous of Dee. Maggie just is not seem comfortable being in her sister presence. Their mother favoritism may has impacted Maggie feeling embarrassed around her sister. If Dee is given a chance to tell her side of the story; she will feel misunderstood. Dee feels collecting items from her hometown and changing her name to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo is embracing tradition. She will explain the quilt is memorabilia, she does not want to be ruined. Understanding Wanergo point of view will take away from her seeming unappreciative, rude, and bossy. Wanergo defines heritage as collecting material items, but she does not respect her family traditions. “You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie.” Wangero goes on to say, “But who was she name after?” (Walker 383) Since leaving the south, she has forgotten where she comes from. So much so that she has changed her name to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. Mama
I have read an account called " 'What's in a Name? " ", which is composed by Henry Louis Gates. This account demonstrates to us a youth experience of the creator that happened amid the mid-1950s. In the article, Gates alludes to an occurrence when a white man, Mr. Wilson, who was well disposed with his dad, called his dad "George", a name which was a prominent method for alluding to African Americans in those circumstances. In any case, Gates' dad needed to acknowledge this separation and couldn't make a move around then. By utilizing sentiment to bring out individuals' enthusiastic reaction, and utilizing suggestion, Gates effectively communicates his claim that name shapes individuals' discernments
Cyber bullying is a huge problem in the USA, so why not stop it now by making it a criminal offense? Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense because whether it’s bullying or cyberbullying, it still damages a person emotionally and physically. It should also be a criminal offense because kids, teens and even adults take their lives or lead a miserable one because of the harsh words of another person or group. Laws concerning cyberbullying tend to be vague, but with criminal offense, the government can crack down what exactly should be considered bullying and what will be punished, making things easier to regulate, and even ending cyberbullying once and for all. Cyberbullying is still a type of bullying that harms people, kills and scars their lives, and too strong for puny laws, but it can come to an end with criminal offense.
I came to the realization that I have a deep seated hatred for labels and endearments . Especially, when it is used prematurely or out of context in the specific situation. This hatred stems from the fact that several prominent figures in my life did not live up to the expectation of that "label". For instance, my father, my ex-best friend, my ex-boyfriend, and ex-church family. How can I call you Dad when you have been absent from my life for the past couple of years.