1. The Meaning of Love
At the beginning of the book Maya is a confused little girl suffering from the associated with being a black child in America. She is also suffering with the pain of living without her parents. Maya is smart and ingenious, but she always feels like other people judge her for being black. She feels v...
She can't see much, in terms of the situation and how to overcome it and the responder recognises this through the restrictions placed upon what is visible to them. In terms of "changing self", this feature enables the responder to see the virtually instant transition of Kirsty - from innocence and confidence, to feelings of bitterness and negativity as a result of an unexpected experience. Gwen Harwood's poetry, in particular The Glass Jar, also explains this concept. ...
Her dream of being beautiful, understood, and accepted-all of which she has imagined in terms of being white-is shattered, and her mind is occupied with thoughts of persecution, impending death, and imperative self-restraint. ... Family life in the store included disciplined study of arithmetic; leisurely reading of novels, poetry, and Shakespeare; and lessons on deportment and avoidance of trouble with whites. ...