`in the kitchen`

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In the Kitchen

The kitchen that is being discussed in the story means two different things . The first meaning is the part of the author 's house where the author 's mother prepare and cook their food , and where the whole family of the author spend most of their time together . The other meaning of the kitchen in this story is as the kinky hair at the back of a person 's head where the neck meets the shirt collar

The kitchen as part of

the author 's house has been memorable to their family since this is where they spent most of their time together . It is in this room where they took their bath in their galvanized tub , where their mother washed their clothes , and where their mother did her hair

However , we will deal with the aspect of the kitchen as the kinky hair The kitchen as the kinky hair at the back of their head is usually the main concern of most of the African American . This kitchen is very important to these people because of the perception of good ' and bad ' hair . In those days , good ' means straight hair , while bad hair means kinky hair . Most people wanted to have good ' hair . They exert almost all kinds of effort in to have good ' hair that even people of today still do . The author 's mother heats fine tooth instrument with wooden handle over their gas stove to straighten her hair...