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The idea of memory in the two poems - Looking at the poems: Before you were mine - In Mrs Tilscher's Class - We see that the idea of memory is very prominent. Discuss.
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The idea of memory in the two poems Looking at the poems: Before you were mine In Mrs Tilscher's Class We see that the idea of memory is very prominent. Discuss. In the poem Before you were mine, the story is based on the memory of a daughter remembering how her mother used to be like before she was born and after. It starts off with the mother on the street corner laughing and joking with her friends Maggie McGeeny and Jean Duff. The daughter doesn't actually remember this but it is how she pictured her, bending down and giggling like all girls do. The reason why she doesn't remember this is because it was ten years before she was born. She imagines her mother to have her polka-dot dress blowing around her legs. This is like the famous picture of Marilyn Monroe when she has her dress blowing around her legs. This...
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