The vignette that made the strongest impression on me is “Minerva Writes Poems”. I chose this one specifically because I can closely relate to it. Growing up without a father figure puts a lot of stress on the mother. My mom when I was growing up gave me the best life she could have under the given circumstances. Reading this vignette I can sympathize with Minerva because she is trying her best. As much as she wants to resent her husband she still has to take care of the kids that she had brought into the world. “But when the kids are asleep after she’s fed them their pancake dinner, she writes poems on the little pieces of paper that she folds over and over” This quote specifically drew me into the story because although she does not have much she still hopes that her children do good and prays for hers and their success.
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Dear Matthew,
Thank you for sharing your post with us. It was really interesting and informative. I would like to mention that pretty much all the vignettes I read made a strong impression on me because the author always points out the most important and exciting topics in our lives, such as Family, friendship, identity and others. I do like the quotation you mentioned in your post, it definitely empathizes on the mother’s character.