Lost in Yonkers is set in 1942 Yonkers‚ New York‚ in the living room in Grandma Kurnitz ’s upstairs apartment. Downstairs is Kurnitz ’s Kandy Store‚ where Grandma and her daughter‚ Bella‚ work. As the scene opens‚ two boys‚ Arty and Jay‚ sit uncomfortably on the couch waiting for their Father‚ Eddie‚ to emerge from Grandma ’s bedroom‚ where an important conversation is taking place. The boys are strangers to this place since Grandma Kurnitz never liked the boys ’ mother‚ a feeling that was completely
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brought Grandma all the way out from the city and place her in the sandbox. As Mommy and Daddy wait nearby in some chairs‚ the Musician plays off and on‚ according to what the other characters instruct him to do. Throughout the play‚ the Young Man is very pleasant‚ greeting the other characters with a smile as he says‚ "Hi!”. As Mommy and Daddy cease to acknowledge Grandma while they wait‚ Grandma reverts from her childish behavior and begins to speak coherently to the audience. Grandma and the
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to wait for an uber‚ but then we saw that you could get a limo so we did that instead. We had a great time back there. We stopped by the gas stop to get some things my grandma tried to get out of the limo but the driver started to back up and she slammed the door shut. Later when we stopped the limo driver explained to my grandma‚”You never open the door I open it for you.”
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Essentially‚ the grandma in the story leads the family off track to visit a plantation home that she believed existed in the area they were in. Unfortunately‚ the home was located in another state and her false recollections landed the family in a deathly situation with a run-away convict. The grandma‚ the protagonist of the story‚ is a prideful‚ persuasive‚ and talkative old lady. The persona of the grandma is developed by the way the narrator described her‚ the things the grandma does and says‚ and
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year Down Yonder is about a girl named Mary Alice who goes to live with her Grandma in a small town with only her cat Bootsie and her potable radio that she says is her last touch with the world. This chapter is called Rich Chicago Girl. Mary Alice gets off a train from Chicago. After they leave the station Grandma enrolls her into school on the first day she arrives! Mary Alice sits next to Mildred Burdick who Grandma says to stay clear of but gets into deep trouble with and her horse ends up
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you know that inspired you the most? Of all the family members and friends I knew the person I admire the most is my loving grandma‚ my mother’s mom. Her name is Vy Nguyen; she was born and raised in a poor family in Thanh Hoa‚ Vietnam. My grandma is truly an important role of my family. I’ve heard many stories told by my mom about the struggles and challenges my grandma went through when she and grandpa tried to escape the communists and when they first came to the United States. I’ve always
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year to express tradition; it brings us together and makes us who we are. Among the several holiday traditions that we keep alive‚ my grandma Jo’s homemade squid pasta is the most important and enduring aspect of our family’s history. She started this tradition when she was a teenage girl struggling to make a living on her own. Squid had been a delicacy for my grandma at the time; it was the source of her family’s survival for many years of incessant struggle. She didn’t realize it then‚ but squid
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and Mary Brooks married on December 25‚ 1881‚ and had eleven children. The York children were‚ in order: Henry Singleton‚ Joseph Marion‚ Alvin Cullum‚ Samuel John‚ Albert‚ Hattie‚ George Alexander‚ James Preston‚ Lillian Mae‚ Robert Daniel‚ and Lucy Erma.[5] The York family is of English and Ulster Scots ancestry.[6] The York
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it hits the still winter air. I shut the car door and follow the sidewalk to the back door. I opened the door and the biggestsmile immediately spreads across my face. I see no one but my grandma and realize how much I miss her each and every time we leave from her. Before I can even get my shoes off‚ my grandma greets me with her usual warm hello. I smile back at her and ask what she’s been up to‚ because we only go see her every couple of months since she lives miles away. But I don’t even need
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interviewed by the TV. I think that the round character in this story Meghan and the flat character is Grandma Breckenridge . In the book‚ ‘Three Century Woman”‚ Meghan is considered a round character. I know this because she changes during the story. In the beginning of the story she said “can’t I just stay in the car and do my homework?” (page 10) instead of walking inside to see her great grandma. Towards the end of the book her character did change. She kissed her on the cheek and said that she
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