Memoirs

The memoir I read in the perspective of a writer is called The End of Adolescence, and was written by a seventeen year-old named Chelsea S. The memoir was about the writer's mother's struggle with cancer, but also reflected on the author having to deal with the stress of having to grow up too fast. This memoir did a good job integrating the remembrance of an instance in the person's life and telling the reader what happened without confusing anyone. Chelsea S. used very descriptive language when writing the memoir, although I was actually a bit confused as to what happened in the end of the memoir. Many people can probably relate to her story, but it was unique because she said she didn't really have her father to help her deal with her mother's illness. She was basically all alone, forced to grow up before she was ready. As opposed to a small, seemingly insignificant event that later shows importance to what the author of the memoir has turned in to as a person, this memoir talks about a tragic event in one's life that, when they were going through it, they wished it wasn't happening. However, at the end, the writer reflects that they wish they could go back to that time, and cry more now because that isn't possible.