Personal Narrative: How Melba Turned To Attend Central High

Melba was robbed of many fun things when she decided to Attend Central High. Melba lost all of her freedom being a teenager. Her mom and grandmother were afraid for her life, so they would not allow her to go out of the house ever unless it was a meeting with the NAACP or when she finally started at central high. She missed out on wrestling matches with her grandmother and her friends stopped calling and visiting her. In the end Melba thought this was “A positive force that shaped the course of my life.” Melba gained great self control, confidence, and determination which lasted throughout her life. She became the person she is today because of this hard time in her past. Now she can look back and say I lived through that. Melba was a really