From “Motherwit” by Onnie Lee Logan
“ 'There ain’t no mo’ I can do’. That is the worst feelin' for the mother at that stage of labor. Mostly those contractions is the worst” (488).
Word Count: 251
I thought that this story was interesting, yet hard to follow because of the way of her dialect. The way that Katherine Clark helped write her story in this way put a better picture in my head than if it would’ve been written in proper grammar. It really emphasized the understanding that people who might not know how to write or write very well still have stories to tell. I think that the title plays a huge role in her story. She was a midwife, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, and even though the way she spoke might have made it seem like she had a lot of intelligence, she did. She was very involved in her job and helping women deliver their babies and I think that she was very helpful toward them. She was always speaking with inspiring words to these women doing one of the most difficult things that they can do. Being a midwife is something that seemed like she gained a lot of experience from different situations which also relates back to the title. Her writing was very different from the majority of the authors that we have read in the past, definitely not as easy to understand at first, but her story was just as inspiring.
This author was different than other authors we have read, but I can't help but agree that her story was inspiring. It does make me sad that she was not able to write her own story due to illiteracy, however, I am glad her story was able to be told.
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