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Analogy Just As The Speaker In The Essay

Analogy Just as the speaker in the song knows that she is a hero to her daughter, so too does the narrator of the essay. The narrator in the essay states her desire "to be her hero, to have no fear, to watch her grow and eventually watch her raise her own children." Similarly, the speaker in the song states, "An' though she'll grow an', some day, leave:

Maybe raise a family." There are thoughts of continuity and visions of future families for both women. Both narrators are mothers enamored with their role, and both romanticize the task of childrearing. Although one writes in poetic verse, and the other in prose, both women affirm the role of motherhood as one that is psychologically and spiritually rewarding.

The speaker in the song states, "Everything becomes a little clearer. / I realize what life is all about." Just as this mother achieves a sense of personal and spiritual clarity from her role as mother, the writer of the essay achieves clarity...

"I myself didn't have much of a mother growing up I just had my grandma, we had more of a mother daughter relationship then my mom and I ever had." The writer of the essay opens with the line, "Growing up I always dreamed of getting married and having kids." Her saying to expresses absolute clarity of vision. The insight is deeply personal, like the feelings divulged in the song.
When the speaker in the song claims that her daughter was a "miracle" from God, a gift from God to her, the essay writer expresses the same sentiment. The writer of the essay even quotes from the song to underscore her feeling that her daughter transforms darkness into light: "If I am having a bad day or just kind of down when I make it home to my girls they seem to light up my day. There's nothing like coming home in a pissed off mood to see two beautiful little girls running too you saying "Mommy your home, yay!" The darkness of the day's drudgery turns into the light of…

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