Mama uses storytelling to teach her children important messages, or to counter narratives that society tells them. For example, Mama tells the story of their great-grandma, and on page 44, she
says, “Your great-grandma wasn’t born a slave. . . She didn’t have something wrong with her
turned her into a slave. She didn’t deserve to be captured. You remember that.” How are Mama’s messages different from the messages the children receive from society in general?