Discussion Questions on "Mee Street Chronicles"

In Frankie Lennon's autobiographical memoir "The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories of a Black Woman's Life" she gives detailed insight into her childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee from reminiscing about the tender memories of her life.

6. a) The topic of the "Memory: Mee Street and Beyond" piece was about her early childhood and upbringing in the South. b) As for the main idea, the author wanted to demonstrate the power of memories and how they create who you are. With the author, she wants the reader to realize every experience and little details are what memories are made of and without memories, you cease to exist. c) I think the significance of this piece is people need to remember things. It is stated that memories tell a story about you and it is a portal to your past.

7. a) In this particular memoir piece, it is organized in the form of chronological order because she is remembering each memory in the exact way it happened and when it happened. A mode of development she uses is description to describe the atmosphere of Knoxville and takes mental snapshots of her childhood. The author also uses narration because she is telling the beggining stages of her own story. c) The author didnt use many transitions in her piece because she used so much description instead of moving forward with the story. Although i did see words such as 'eventually' and 'after' to give her movement to the storyline.

9. a) In the 2nd paragraph of "Memory: Mee Street and Beyond" on page 5, I use the word content to express the author's tone of sincerity. By content, I mean quite satisfied or happy with the way things are. c) A feeling that I chose was happy and the word that Im choosing is blissful. It means being perfectly happy and being unaware of it. A paragraph that shows this feeling of happiness is the 1st paragraph where the author talks about life in a black and white neighborhood. The author doesn't show concern about the racial barrier in her neighborhood and just enjoys having fun with her friends and family.