Remember Who You Are Cathy Guisewite Analysis
In "Remember Who You Are" by Cathy Guisewite, Guisewite discusses the fact that women do so much more then men. In Guisewite's first passage labeled " Give up the quest for perfection and shoot for five good minutes in a row", she discusses the fact that when women do in actual fact more work then men that they don't get the credit they deserve. Guisewite also talks about how she would pressure her self into losing weight, and at the end of her college education at the University of Michigan she gained weight. Then she went commented about how big she got and ridiculed her self by saying "
my college education cost my parents a thousands dollars a pound."(71). In Guisewite's second passage labeled " Remember what you love", Guisewite
talks about her family and how considerate and concerned with how others fell about them. First she discusses about how they're at the Union ordering some coffee. The mother wants to take a picture of her and her father, but the father insists on taking the picture because of the mother's terrible picture taking abilities. Then they were both holding up lines so mother insisted on taking pictures of all the other graduates and their parents, and also getting all their addresses to mail it to them all. Then the father felt even more guilty about what his wife was doing so he went and bought doughnuts for everyone in line. Then to top it all off the mother was so concerned with mess left by all doughnuts that were eaten she went to the back in the kitchen and grabbed a broom to start sweeping up all of the crumbs. Then so Guisewite was getting really fed up with all of it. Then she begins to discuss about how she really doesn't have many friends, and how them you can count on some you cant. Then she discuses a little about school, and how she became a writer because of the class she took about one of her favorite books Ulysses. Then at the end she lightens up a little and talks about enjoy college to the fullest and pick the classes
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that you're interested in. In Guisewite's third passage called " If you want something to change, do something different" she discuses the problems with world, and could probably complain about everything but there is really nothing she could do about it. Guisewite also mentions in this passage " .., it is hard to make changes because of the fear that if we change, something might be different." (74) which is very true. Most people are afraid of making changes, and sometimes change can be good or bad. In Guisewite's fourth passage " Let yourself regraduate every four years" she discusses about to never forget about the past, but to always move forward passed all obstacles that are thrown your way. So never forget where you come from, the people that have inspired you, and the obstacles you've overcome. In conclusion Cathy Guisewite didn't have a very pleasant life growing up. About how women do more than men, but yet men get more credit for what they do. How to deal with your parents even when they're pain, and just accept who they are. Changes in the world are sometimes all right and that bad for the community, so just try to accept the changes rather than to completely neglect them. Finally no matter what don't forget where you come from, because the people that inspire will always be in your life.
talks about her family and how considerate and concerned with how others fell about them. First she discusses about how they're at the Union ordering some coffee. The mother wants to take a picture of her and her father, but the father insists on taking the picture because of the mother's terrible picture taking abilities. Then they were both holding up lines so mother insisted on taking pictures of all the other graduates and their parents, and also getting all their addresses to mail it to them all. Then the father felt even more guilty about what his wife was doing so he went and bought doughnuts for everyone in line. Then to top it all off the mother was so concerned with mess left by all doughnuts that were eaten she went to the back in the kitchen and grabbed a broom to start sweeping up all of the crumbs. Then so Guisewite was getting really fed up with all of it. Then she begins to discuss about how she really doesn't have many friends, and how them you can count on some you cant. Then she discuses a little about school, and how she became a writer because of the class she took about one of her favorite books Ulysses. Then at the end she lightens up a little and talks about enjoy college to the fullest and pick the classes
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that you're interested in. In Guisewite's third passage called " If you want something to change, do something different" she discuses the problems with world, and could probably complain about everything but there is really nothing she could do about it. Guisewite also mentions in this passage " .., it is hard to make changes because of the fear that if we change, something might be different." (74) which is very true. Most people are afraid of making changes, and sometimes change can be good or bad. In Guisewite's fourth passage " Let yourself regraduate every four years" she discusses about to never forget about the past, but to always move forward passed all obstacles that are thrown your way. So never forget where you come from, the people that have inspired you, and the obstacles you've overcome. In conclusion Cathy Guisewite didn't have a very pleasant life growing up. About how women do more than men, but yet men get more credit for what they do. How to deal with your parents even when they're pain, and just accept who they are. Changes in the world are sometimes all right and that bad for the community, so just try to accept the changes rather than to completely neglect them. Finally no matter what don't forget where you come from, because the people that inspire will always be in your life.