THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

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The persona talks about grandmother as The Living Photograph. A photograph of her at the
age of (1) _________________ with her grandmother makes her feel that grandmother is (2)
_________________ there for her. Grandmother when young was tall and
(3)_________________ She was dressed very neatly in a white shirt and
(4)_________________ skirt. She was not afraid of dying. The persona sat by her bedside and
held hand as her grandmother drew her last breath and went to the awful, (5)
_________________ and (6)_________________ place. The persona recalls that her
grandmother become (7)_________________ as she grew older. Her back become round and
(8)_________________ But, to the persona, her grandmother is still much alive as she looks at
the photograph of herself and her grandmother

Themes

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Keeping a memento like a____________________ helps to keep memories alive.

We should love and _________________close family members while they are still ______________.

We must strive for close family _______________with our grandparents and ___________________.

We must learn to let go of the __________________.

parents dead appreciate alive photograph relationship