Imagine that you are attending the Barnard College Graduation Ceremony as a guest of a graduate. You are a member of the audience (not a
graduate) as Toni Morrison delivers this speech.
Write a fictionalized story in which you describe the experience and setting in detail as well as
your own point of view and reactions as you witness the speech.
Remember, Morrison may be speaking to women specifically, but there are
lessons that men should take away as well.
Use information and details from the speech in your answer. 500 word minimum

what was your story about? i remember this from my language arts class in flvs! i had ms. rosemeyer.

i think that the major difference is that it used to be modern

the father plays a very vital role in the life of the narrator in the story. the father is that person who may be physically absent but is also the one who just existed in the mind or the memory of the narrator. in the mind of the storyteller, his father during the time he was with their family was dutiful, orderly and straightforward. but when the narrator was asked who has always the final say, it would always be the mother. it is because of the father’s departure that made the authority of the mother waive and became questionable. the father’s leaving really made a big impact in his family’s lives. the father never set foot on land and he was more towards the lonely nature because as the story said he never acknowledged the existence of his family after his departure but it is implied to the reader that the reason why the father stayed and rowed nearby to maintain togetherness.