In analysis of Alice Childress’s work, Jeanne-Marie A. Miller says, “To Childress, however, the black woman is the most heroic figure to emerge in America.” At the heart of Childress’s plays, Miller notes, is an ordinary woman “whose life is uneventful until circumstances force her to rise to the fullness of her strength”. According to Miller, “the black woman not only transcends her own predicaments but often functions as a catalyst for change in those whose lives she touches.” How does Mama fit this characterization?
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Explanation
Mama fits the characterisation of being a catalyst for change in those who lives she touches by having the faith in her daughter, Florence, that she can be anything she wanted to be. This can be seen in dialogue 253. Besides than that, Mama also rejects Mrs Carter’s help by tearing the paper which contains information given by Mrs. Carter. This can be seen in dialogue 243. She believes that Mrs. Carter would make her daughter as a maid. Mama also mention that neither Marge’s nor Mrs. Carter’s can make her daughter, Florence, come back. This can be seen in dialogue 253. Mama’s action show that she had influences her daughter’s life by not taking her back home but instead, she lets her daughter to pursue her ambitions in becoming an actress.
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