My name is margaret

My Name is Margaret Our name identifies us in many ways. It connects us to who we are and connects us to our family. White race have had the power to express what identifies them best and black people really never got the chance to experience what identity is, it has always been prearranged for them. This passages master(prenominal) point is more or less identity and breaking out of the silence that the black-and-blues have had over the black people, closely taking control and breaking the norms. In this written report, Margaret is ireful with the fact that genus Viola Cullinan calls her by Mary ust for her convenience because Margaret is too long. Twenty years. I wasnt very much older than you. My name used to be Hallelujah. Thats what Ma named me, yet my mistress gave me nimbus, and it stuck. I likes it remediate too. -Miss Glory Miss Glory, the cook, work forcetions that her real name was Hallelujah and that her mistress gave her the name Glory and it stuck. It stuck f or twenty years save claims she likes that name better anyway and Its shorter too. This shows how much power the whites had over the blacks. They were a much more superior race. Margaret entions Mr. Cullinan only briefly. Margaret states Her (Mrs.Cullinan) husband remains, but in my memory, undefined. I lumped him with all the new(prenominal) white men that I had ever seen and tried not to see. So I thought that she didnt have any kind of relationship with Mr. Cullinan if she tried to dissolve and not subject him. It then starts talking about how he has two daughters with a obscure woman and from my assumption, I think that he raped the colored woman since this did often happen in the 1930s. Margaret talks about the girls father and then says l was unable to emember what he looked like, although I had Just left him a few hours before, but I thought of the Coleman girls. I was troubled by this. What does Margaret mean she just left him? And if she did Just leave him, why was she unable to recover his face? I didnt know what this meant at first and I kept rereading this and came to the realization that she was raped. This is why she had hatred toward not only Viola, but her husband. I displace imagine Margaret hard to close her eyes and trying not to see this man while raping her. It all makes sense now. But the sad thing is, she was aped by other white men as well if you read the paragraph about Mr.Cullinan again. As I read her story, I have to uncover something that isnt grateful in fact, it devastates the late girl and, integrity assumes, her family. Now, it doesnt say much about Margarets family besides her mother and I was getting concerned whether I should include this as part of my essay. aft(prenominal) trying to fgure out what I was being asked to include, I came to an understanding. Margaret is pregnant. There are so many hints such as her throwing up her luncheon and talking about her stomach.Margaret breaks the china and it could be he r mood swings taking control. Her and her baby would make a family and its devastating how such a blessing can engender from something so tragic. At first I thought Margaret was angry because of her new name, but it was much more than that. Each race has their give birth prejudice toward whizz another however, the whites v. blacks go away never truly fade away. There will always be jokes and seriousness about this situation. The contlict will always go on. This story does need to be decoded with a close reading.There was a more personal reason for her anger. The author has made this an allusion. She is lost in wonderland, someone elses definition of her own identity, she was raped, and she is now pregnant and Just imagine all the pain and emotion. In the end, Margaret left that house with dignity. She didnt want to take off but Margarets mother wouldnt let her quit for any reason. So she conducts a plan to get fired. She drops and empty serving tray and a casserole and two of t he green glass cups that was Viola Cullinans mothers china from Virginia. Mrs.Cullinan cries as she caisson disease down to dissolve up the broken china. Miss Glory comes running in and asks Who did it, Viola? Was it Mary? Who did it? Mrs. Cullinan then says Her names Margaret, goddamn it, her names Margaret. How ironic is that? Miss Glory is calling Margaret, Mary. Mrs. Cullinan was even up about one thing. My name wasnt Mary. And during Margarets tenth year, a white womans kitchen became her finishing school. Margaret has found herself and will not be taken return of again, she is now the one holding power upon herself.My name is margaretMy Name is Margaret Our name identifies us in many ways. It connects us to who we are and connects us to our family. White people have had the power to express what identifies them best and black people really never got the chance to experience what identity is, it has always been prearranged for them. This passages main point is about iden tity and breaking out of the silence that the whites have had over the black people, about taking control and breaking the norms. In this story, Margaret is angry with the fact that Viola Cullinan calls her by Mary ust for her convenience because Margaret is too long. Twenty years. I wasnt much older than you. My name used to be Hallelujah. Thats what Ma named me, but my mistress gave me Glory, and it stuck. I likes it better too. -Miss Glory Miss Glory, the cook, mentions that her real name was Hallelujah and that her mistress gave her the name Glory and it stuck. It stuck for twenty years but claims she likes that name better anyway and Its shorter too. This shows how much power the whites had over the blacks. They were a much more superior race. Margaret entions Mr. Cullinan only briefly. Margaret states Her (Mrs.Cullinan) husband remains, but in my memory, undefined. I lumped him with all the other white men that I had ever seen and tried not to see. So I thought that she did nt have any kind of relationship with Mr. Cullinan if she tried to ignore and not face him. It then starts talking about how he has two daughters with a colored woman and from my assumption, I think that he raped the colored woman since this did often happen in the 1930s. Margaret talks about the girls father and then says l was unable to emember what he looked like, although I had Just left him a few hours before, but I thought of the Coleman girls. I was troubled by this. What does Margaret mean she just left him? And if she did Just leave him, why was she unable to remember his face? I didnt know what this meant at first and I kept rereading this and came to the realization that she was raped. This is why she had hatred toward not only Viola, but her husband. I can imagine Margaret trying to close her eyes and trying not to see this man while raping her. It all makes sense now. But the sad thing is, she was aped by other white men as well if you read the paragraph about Mr.Cullin an again. As I read her story, I have to uncover something that isnt pleasant in fact, it devastates the young girl and, one assumes, her family. Now, it doesnt say much about Margarets family besides her mother and I was getting concerned whether I should include this as part of my essay. After trying to fgure out what I was being asked to include, I came to an understanding. Margaret is pregnant. There are so many hints such as her throwing up her lunch and talking about her stomach.Margaret breaks the china and it could be her mood swings taking control. Her and her baby would make a family and its devastating how such a blessing can come from something so tragic. At first I thought Margaret was angry because of her new name, but it was much more than that. Each race has their own prejudice toward one another however, the whites v. blacks will never truly fade away. There will always be jokes and seriousness about this situation. The contlict will always go on. This story does ne ed to be decoded with a close reading.There was a more personal reason for her anger. The author has made this an allusion. She is lost in wonderland, someone elses definition of her own identity, she was raped, and she is now pregnant and Just imagine all the pain and emotion. In the end, Margaret left that house with dignity. She didnt want to quit but Margarets mother wouldnt let her quit for any reason. So she conducts a plan to get fired. She drops and empty serving tray and a casserole and two of the green glass cups that was Viola Cullinans mothers china from Virginia. Mrs.Cullinan cries as she bends down to pick up the broken china. Miss Glory comes running in and asks Who did it, Viola? Was it Mary? Who did it? Mrs. Cullinan then says Her names Margaret, goddamn it, her names Margaret. How ironic is that? Miss Glory is calling Margaret, Mary. Mrs. Cullinan was right about one thing. My name wasnt Mary. And during Margarets tenth year, a white womans kitchen became her fi nishing school. Margaret has found herself and will not be taken advantage of again, she is now the one holding power upon herself.