11.14.16 Part 2

For me, this composition reminded me that a story does not necessarily have to be in order to make sense. All of these small anecdotal pieces told a portion of this woman's life, and even though they were out of order I think it made it more effective for me as a reader. I was intrigued, I wanted to put the puzzle pieces together as I got them. I wanted to keep listening. And I think that makes this piece very effective and powerful.

This also brings forth the point that you don't need to tell ALL of the story in order to do it justice. Like I said before, we only get bits and pieces of this woman's life, but you still get a sense of who she is and the life she's lived. Just because the entirety of the conversation her and her grand daughter had isn't her in front of us, that doesn't make it any less true or significant.