One Writer's Beginnings

Like I said before, the picture of Eudora’s family trip is mentioned in the second section of her book. The section begins with her memory of the family trips to Ohio and West Virginia. Again Eudora’s memory of the trips seem very present.
Although these trips happen often, it still amazing how Eudora can remember the exact conversations that went along with every trip. Again, I can barely remember the exact conversation that I had with someone a couple of hours before retelling it. I cannot stress how amazing this is to me.
Anyway, the reason I decided to mention the road trips is because my family road trips are really important to me also, even though I can’t tell you exactly what was said between those of us in the car. Just like Eudora and her family, my father, cousins and I would take road trips to Georgia almost every vacation to visit my dad’s family. My mother wouldn’t be with us but it is still similar. My dad was just like Eudora’s dad, and my older cousin, Shaquana, was similar to Eudora’s mom. She would stay up through the whole 14-16 hour trip and help navigate. The rest of my cousins and I would be in the back singing along with every song that played, eating, playing the ABC game and sleeping most of the trip away.
I think everybody can relate to the stories that Eudora chose to put into One Writer’s Beginnings. This is a very great use of anecdotes. It tells her story and her beginnings in a way in which everyone can relate to. This also hints to its readers that your past experiences help to define and guide who you are.