MaDear

Term Paper Title	MaDear
# of Words	416
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.66

Ma'Dear

     As Terry McMillian describes this vivid portrait of this elderly woman, I am constantly reminded of my grandmother and her wonderfulness as a woman, wife, and inspiration to all of those around her.  Just as the elderly woman in the story, my grandmother that the same bite and drive.  She refuses in the same way to acknowledge that old age is coming upon her quickly.  She thinks that she can still do all of the things that she did when she was younger even better today.
     Ma'Dear was very close to her late husband Jesse.  She stated on pg. 458 that her late husband Jesse" wasn't full and couldn't give her the juices that she needed to make no babies."  However, she wasn't concerned with any bloodlines.  She just wanted Jesse all to herself.  During the times that she was growing up, big families and bloodlines were natural; everyone did it.  However, she stood by her man even thought he could not bear her any children.  I think that this proved how strong she was as a woman to go against the norm of building a large family.  She felt that love was more important than "babies" at that time in her life.
     Ma,Dear is a very c...

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