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     • Mama, a first novel, tells of a proud black woman, Mildred Peacock, and her five children. After a violent fight, Mildred throws her drunken husband out of the house. On her own in the poor town of Point Haven, Michigan, Mildred scrimps and drinks, works and goes on welfare, struggling to raise her kids and keep her sanity.
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   What is the plot summary of Mama by Terry McMillan?

   • Complete summary of Terry McMillan's Mama. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Mama. Despite personal disappointments and desperate poverty, a strong black woman gives her children a chance for a better future.

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   What is the setting of Mama?

   • Set when the Civil Rights, Black Power, student protest, anti-Vietnam War, and feminist movements made their most significant cultural gains, Mama positions its protagonist’s struggle within the larger context of a rapidly changing America. Everybody is a little off balance. The setting emphasizes the turbulence and chaos that mark Mildred’s life.

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   Does McMillan end Mama Happily Ever After?

   • McMillan doesn't end Mama happily ever after but there is hope for the future of the Peacock family. As the bird itself, it is somewhat plain looking until it spreads its wings and on a spiritual level, the Peacock represents renewal which happens time after time for Mildred and her children.

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   Is Terry McMillan a good author?

   • Terry McMillan's first book, self-published and promoted, was quite good--her voice comes through clearly and her characterizations are remarkable. The plot might have been tightened up by a good editor but that was to come in her later books.

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   Is Mama a good book?

   • Though titled Mama, the novel is more concerned with showing one woman trying to be the best mother she can be while also trying to be the best person she can be. The opposition of these roles (mother and individual) fuels much of the tension, conflict, humor, and character development that make Mama such a success.

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   Who is Terry McMillan?

   • First published January 1, 1987 Terry McMillan is an African-American author. Her interest in books comes from working at a library when she was fourteen. She received her BA in journalism in 1986 from the University of California at Berkeley and the MFA Film Program at Columbia University. Her work is characterized by strong female protagonists.

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   Jan 1, 2001 · The explosive novel that introduced the world to #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan. Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama , a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together.

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   Jun 5, 2023 · Mama by Terry McMillan. Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama, a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred’s world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope, and her future.

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   McMillan makes clear that being poor and a single mother is difficult. Mildred often escapes her financial struggle by excessive drinking and smoking; she is not always...

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   Mama, in giving expression to a number of women characters, articulates and extends the literary tradition of black women. McMillan details Mildred’s inside and outside story, the private self...

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   After a violent fight, Mildred throws her drunken husband out of the house. On her own in the poor town of Point Haven, Michigan, Mildred scrimps and drinks, works and goes on welfare, struggling to raise her kids and keep her sanity.

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   Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama, a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred’s world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope, and her future.