Summary Of A Visit Of Grandmother
Kaihua(Neal) Yang
Professor Westaway
AcEng20B/Summary#1
28/October/2014 Summary of A Visit of Grandmother In the article, “ A Visit to Grandmother”, which was published in the Dancer on the Shore in 1964, William Melvin Kelley writes about Chig's experience of visiting his grandmother with his father. The story begins with Chig's father expressing an interest in attending a class reunion. The decision to visit Chig's grandmother is casual and unplanned, although they have not seen each other for thirty years. Upon meeting, his grandmother cannot believe that her son and grandchild have come to visit. During their dinner, his grandmother tells a story about how GL, Chig's uncle, trades a horse for a chair. His grandmother even rides the horse and the horse almost loses control, which she thinks that is amusing and a funny experience. Then, she asks Charles, Chig's father, if he remembers how tired they are. However, Charles is not present when his mother rides the horse and complains that she loves his brother more than him, because of their skin color differences. He yells, “If GL and I did something wrong, you’d beat me first...but if I wanted you to do something with me, you were always too busy.” Charles’s mother thinks she may have treated them differently, but thinks Charles is smarter to understand that. Charles returns to his room. Meanwhile, GL, his brother, who is eager to meet with Charles, comes back.
Professor Westaway
AcEng20B/Summary#1
28/October/2014 Summary of A Visit of Grandmother In the article, “ A Visit to Grandmother”, which was published in the Dancer on the Shore in 1964, William Melvin Kelley writes about Chig's experience of visiting his grandmother with his father. The story begins with Chig's father expressing an interest in attending a class reunion. The decision to visit Chig's grandmother is casual and unplanned, although they have not seen each other for thirty years. Upon meeting, his grandmother cannot believe that her son and grandchild have come to visit. During their dinner, his grandmother tells a story about how GL, Chig's uncle, trades a horse for a chair. His grandmother even rides the horse and the horse almost loses control, which she thinks that is amusing and a funny experience. Then, she asks Charles, Chig's father, if he remembers how tired they are. However, Charles is not present when his mother rides the horse and complains that she loves his brother more than him, because of their skin color differences. He yells, “If GL and I did something wrong, you’d beat me first...but if I wanted you to do something with me, you were always too busy.” Charles’s mother thinks she may have treated them differently, but thinks Charles is smarter to understand that. Charles returns to his room. Meanwhile, GL, his brother, who is eager to meet with Charles, comes back.