Morsels of Memory by Charlotte Aninion-De Guzman
They came, almost every day, at different times of the day, pilgrims of rry
mother's cooking. They did not knock, because everyone knew that our door was
never locked. And she welcomed them with a smile, a wam coffee and with the
delicious smell of food that was always slowly cooking on our stove.
There was Aling Nita who seemed to be always fretting about one thing or
another, that her once straight hair suddenly turned curly and white overnight
Then the group of glorious gay men working at a nearby beauty parlor who can
shake our house with their laughter. And poor little lost Ada who was always
playing hide-and-seek with love, while her sister Maya dreamed of flying to
distant lands and seas where she said her life waits for her, and I could not help
but wonder how she can walk and talk without the breath of life in her languid
sinewy body. But they were not the only ones, there were countless others who
sat in our small mund kitchen table while my mother fed their hunger. Perhaps
that was my mother's tragedy, like the stew that was always cooking on her
1. describe the given story considering it's length.
2.what can you say about the mother mentioned in the story?
3. what do you think is the meaning of mother's tragedy?what have you noticed with length of the reading passage? can this be classified to a particular fiction?
4.what similarities have you noticed between a flash story and fiction?
Answers
Answer:
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1. Well, its a little lack of info
2. The mother is caring yet kind, and always hides her fear to feed her children?
3....
oof, this is harder than i thought... Im sorry mate, but i cant answer all...
Explanation:
1. Considering the length of the story, it can be classified as a short, descriptive narrative of a scene where a mother welcomes different visitors and offers them food and a warm atmosphere. All the different visitors had unique characteristics that distinguished from each other. The story has a nostalgic tone to it and evokes a sense of warmth in the reader.
2. The mother in the story is depicted as a warm and welcoming person who is always cooking food for her visitors. From the last paragraph, it can be understood that the mother was in fact too kind as she welcomed any who came and constantly fed her visitors. She is described as having a smile on her face and a welcoming attitude towards the people who come to her home.
3. Though the "mother's tragedy" is not explicitly explained in the story, we can infer that it has something to do with her generosity and her selfness nature to welcome anyone and feed them. It is very much likely that she is doing all of this at the expense of her own well-being. The length of the story is short, so it does not provide a lot of detail about the characters or their motivations.
4. A flash fiction is a very short story that usually ranges from 300 to 1000 words. It often has a single, clear focus and is known for its conciseness, leaving the readers wanting more. The similarities between a flash fiction and fiction is that they both are forms of narrative literature that tells a story and they both can be written in different genres such as fantasy, fiction, horror, science fiction, romance and so on.
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