For my borrowed memoir, I will focus on the complex relationships of mothers and their children and how they change and mold each others personalities. More specifically, the relationship between me and my mother. I will examine the differences between me and my mother that cause friction in our relationship as well as the similarities in our personalities that draw us closer together.
By using my mother as the topic of this piece, it will allow Lopate’s advice to “…Get in the basic orienting facts — the who, what, where, when and why — as close to the top of every story as possible,” (Lopate 41). Telling little, detailed anecdotes throughout the piece will give the reader the basic information they need about the subject in order to paint a good picture of who my mother actually is. Including myself in the piece but not using myself as the focal point will allow me to go into depth in certain story lines that will be able to show many different sides to my mother’s personality. And shed light on any differences in how she is as a person versus how other people see her (through my point of view).
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