Who are you going to interview?
I’m planning to interview my mother; Nellie.
What story are you going to tell?
There are 2 ideas I have for a story:
- The day I was born
- Her account of 9/11
What is the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
Story A:
Beginning- The day before my mother was expecting to have a c-section because I was 2 weeks late. She told me once before that during that night she prayed to God to have me as soon as possible without having to have the procedure and the next morning she began her labor.
Middle- She was in labor for a short amount of time and she had her sisters by her side. I want her to describe during this part the day and weather and what went on around her.
End- Once I was born she had names planned for me and was deciding between the two but her sister said she loved the name Amanda and so she decided to go with it. I want her to talk about the family seeing me and finally end with my name.
Story B: (I actually haven’t heard her account of 9/11 so this is a basic template for the story)
Beginning- What the weather was like, who she was with, and what plans she had for the day. The last people she interacted with before she heard the news.
Middle- How she heard the news, what she did and where she went the minute she found out. Who she knew inside the building and what her first thoughts were (Exp. Was this a horrible accident? Who did this? Who else was in danger)
End- Directly jumping to the end of the day and the weeks that followed. How the city felt and how she watched the city gather itself.
What larger themes does this story address?
Story A: The themes addressed are very familial and somewhat lighthearted given that my family around my mom and their chaos made for funny moments to tell about later on.
Story B: The themes addressed are fear but also rebuilding. The sort of “silence AFTER the storm” kind of idea that we probably need in a time like this during the pandemic in order to give us hope about rebuilding and returning to normalcy.
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