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jude18
jude18
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High School - 10th Grade

Explain how "A christmas Memory" is a reminiscence

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Posted by jude18 on Sunday January 11, 2009 at 9:12 AM and tagged with a christmas memory, reminiscence.

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  1. pmiranda2857
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    High School - 10th Grade

    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.  

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/christmas-memory/style
    http://www.enotes.com/christmas-memory/summary

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