Food
In Coming of Age in Mississippi, food symbolizes self-sufficiency and, ultimately, shows that self-sufficiency is essential for the path to liberation. At the beginning of the memoir, Anne’s parents are sharecroppers. They…
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Music
In Coming of Age in Mississippi, music, which is often depicted in the form of spirituals, symbolizes the power of collective hope in social movements. The two most prominent representations of music in the…
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Clothing
In Coming of Age in Mississippi, clothing symbolizes success and stability and, on a personal level for author Anne Moody, self-worth. For most of Anne’s childhood, Mama struggles to afford new school clothes…
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