... instead chooses to go by some arbitrary African name. There seems to be a lack of humanity and warmth from Dee's part towards her mother. When taking pictures of the house, she almost treats Momma and Maggie like objects as she "stooped down quickly and lined up picture after picture of [Momma] ... like objects by using them as a kind of relics in her photographs. Rather than admiring her mother's simple and honest lifestyle, Dee (Wangero) turns her back on these traditions by now embracing what she believes is her heritage , ironically denying her real background and the people who sacri...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... wishes and was hanging around them anyways. Eventually Harmon's parents started to let Leshaya practice with these boys as long as Harmon was with her so every Sunday after church Leshaya would sing while the boys played their instruments. When these boys first met Leshaya they did not want to give her a chance to prove ... were going to go and get breakfast they had been pulled over by a police man asking about Leshaya and he ended up getting her and putting her back in foster care. Leshaya was placed with this lady that never had kids and lived way out in the country. This lady was very...

• Word Count: 2988
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate