"You not a bum", she says. "You a man"
The mom saying this to her son is really powerful because she is showing him a lesson while correcting his actions. She is just clearly telling him that he shouldn't make people feel sorry for him for living under the circumstances he is forced to live in. The mom in that part of the story just wanted the amount of meat she payed for not more. The lady behind the counter just felt like they needed more meat just becuase they looked poor and took this action out of good will. Even though it was a nice gesture of the lady at the store I would have reacted the same way the mother did. I mean just because you are poor and its obvious to others doesn't mean that you should loose your sense of pride and nevertheless your dignity. It's a powerful lesson in my opinion specially during that time.
Emmett Till
Murdered at 14 years old in Money, Mississippi. The spectacle surrounding Till's murder was one of the precipitating events leading to the Civil Rights Movement.
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its like she is tryin to teach him to have dignity and not just let people tell you what to do or think. "you have a mind of your own.. you are not just another poor person on the street.. "thats what i think she is tryin to tell her son
I agreee that the mother is trying to instill a sense of self-pride and confidence for her son. You cant always let your surroundings and/or your environment define who you are as a person. You are you make yourself to be.
i feel like the way that the mother was trying to raise her child is the right way. I think that she was rying t toughen him up all the time, and that is he right way to go in tht society...
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