Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory

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“A Christmas Memory” Essay In the story “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote, he sends us a message that says memory has the power to let people relive their lives. Capote conveys this message through mixed emotions between Buddy and his 60 year old cousin. Memory helps people remember great times with different people and how they felt during those periods of time. Buddy’s cousin calls him Buddy because of her former friend who had sadly passed away in the 1880’s, Buddy’s cousin still calls her cousin Buddy because she doesn't’ want to forget him, she still wants him to be around. Buddy and his cousin have some sort of tradition when it comes close to the Christmas, during the month, November. They bake fruitcakes, Buddy’s cousin says “It’s

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