Analysis Of Sonny s Blues - 1510 Words

The concept of home is considered as having a sense of belonging, it is considered to be a result of estrangement accomplished by the colonization, in which consequently they are made to appropriate and integrate into the culture. The concept of home is a preconceived notion hat was created by the stereotypical views that have been placed on by society. History teaches us that home consists of a married heterosexual couple that has a son, daughter, a dog and a white picket fence. The husband is the bread winner while the wife stays at home and tends to the children, children who are vigorously socially and academically involved. In â€Å"The Two Offers† by Frances E. W Harper, her character Laura Lagrange who has to decide on if the married†¦show more content†¦Marriage is a signification that one’s commitment to another will last a life time, it is in that life time that the consideration of creating a legacy begins. Laura Lagrange, the protagonist in Francis Harper’s short story â€Å"The Two Offers†, has to make a decision between two men who have asked for her hand in marriage. â€Å"But to tell you the truth, I do not think that I regard either as a woman should the man she chooses for her husband. But then is I refuse, there is the risk of being an old maid, and that is not to be thought of† (462). Like any other marriage Laura wanted a family, family is the construction of any home, family is a product of unconditional love. Her cousin Janette Alston ends up being labeled as an old maid because she never marries. In my opinion Laura settles for a man to marry because she refuses to be like Janette. In my opinion I think that Janette desired to fulfill her interpretation of family, she desired to create a home for her family. She lost her child but desired to press on and try again but it is hard to accomplish something you so desperately want, when the person that you need to help you achieve that goal has abso lutely no regard for you wellbeing. â€Å"For a brief period after her marriage her life seemed like a bright and beautiful dream, full of hope and radiant with joy. And then here came a change he found other attractions that lay beyond the pale home