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   A reminiscence is a memory.  The story "A Christmas Memory" is an autobiographical account of an event from Truman Capote's life.  He relates a fond memory from his childhood.  It is a first person narration.

   In this memory or reminiscence, he tells the story of the time in his life when he lived with his mother's family in Alabama when he was around 7 years old.  He focuses on the memory of making fruitcakes with his elder cousin, the person he refers to as friend.  

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   Posted by pmiranda2857 on Sunday January 11, 2009 at 10:36 AM