In the article “Mom and Me and Mom” and the video “Learning to Love my Mother” shows a mother daughter relationship that has both its ups and downs. Maya Angelou went from feeling abandoned to feeling loved by her mother. The video and the article are similar by the way they each portray Maya Angelou’s relationship with her mother. While, the video and article are different on how they elaborate and explain Maya and her mother’s relationship.
The article “Mom and Me and Mom” and the video “Learning to Love my Mother” are similar because they both show how Maya Angelou’s relationship was at the beginning when they were trying to get used to each other. For example, in the text it says, “You have to call me something. We can’t go through life without you addressing me.” This detail shows Vivian’s experience with Maya since she was having trouble addressing her. Another example, is in the video when Angelou states, “I refused to call her mother, so I called her lady, and she accepted that.” The detail shows how Angelou’s relationship with Vivian progressed over time. Overall, the video and article are similar because it shows how their relationship developed and it went through things.
The video “Learning to Love my Mother” is different because it goes into detail about how Maya Angelou’s and her mother’s relationship went from abandonment to being loved. For instance, in the video Maya states, “My mother abandoned me and my brother when I was three and my brother was 5.” The detail shows how Maya was dealing with abandonment when the article does not directly go into detail. Also, in the video Maya states, “I learned that love heals, not sentimentality, but love, and my mother’s love healed me.” The detail shows how Maya learned to forgive her mom while the text did not state this. Therefore, this shows how the video differently elaborates on their relationship.
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When reading the article it is different because it only shows how Maya and her mother’s relationship was not that great and she does not feel that comfortable around her mother. Firstly, in the text it says, “While Grandmother accepted behavior so different, I just couldn’t get used to it.” The detail shows how their relationship wasn’t going anywhere. Also, in the text when it says, “What? Lady. Why?” The detail shows how Maya is not that comfortable calling Vivian mom. To conclude, this shows how the article only shows the bad part in their relationship.
In conclusion, both the article and the video portrays Maya Angelou and her mother’s relationship similarly and differently. Both the video and the article show how their relationship starts to develop. The video elaborates more on how their relationship healed. While, on the other hand, the article only shows how their relationship was at the beginning when Maya does not feel comfortable with her own mother.
