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A Christmas Memory Analysis
Southern stories have a certain tone that makes them unique; how the characters communicate and what type of lifestyle they have. Authors use different types of slang to help give a story a special factor. Having the combination of communication, lifestyle and slang gives the story a distinctive style. This style makes a story standout from the rest of the group.
To begin, one story that has a southern style is A Christmas Memory. The characters in the story communicates with a southern tone. One example is when Buddy and Queenie spend their last Christmas together. Buddy and Queenie had a bond that couldn’t be broken and they communicated with one another in a way it was unique to them. Furthermore, slang and lifestyle contributes to a story
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