Dear Bardes (aka the best teacher ever),
Throughout my memoir, I reflect upon the meaning of a home to me, and how it’s definition to me changed over time. I also try to use innocence and ignorance highlight the misunderstandings of the real world through the mind and eyes of a child. My narrative includes stories of immigration from Israel, the struggles to fit in, and accepting myself for being one of a kind. This belongs to Unit 4 in particular because it easily relates to the idea of immigration, and transition, and feeling left out of the crowd, which is what Oscar felt and experiences in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I also tried to use humor to spice up my memoir with statements such as “And if your mother [...] case red rain boots.” which as silly as it may …show more content…
The actuality that everyone used to have these behaviors makes it funny, because looking back at our childhood reveals and reflects the impact that experience through age can influence people. The crafting of the characters and scene are all done with similes, metaphors, and exaggerations, “pausing to act [...] up with me.”, identifying and painting the whole scene with imagery of a sweet and playful mother trying to entertain her daughter. From there comes along an unexpected turn about feeling like an outsider, that refers back to the “I told myself that I was destined to be weird [...] However being me took a lot of work.” The reason that particular character took a lot of effort and accepting was because she struggled with language barriers. The reader expected that she was basically going through everyday childish stress like, ‘I hope I am not making my other shirts jealous!’, but instead there was a deeper and inspirational meaning to this moment. She gains her confidence through a friendship that changes the meaning of the whole story right from the first few words, “The thing about being a four year old [...] just yet.” She never wanted to be