Paper instructions:
Write a response to Seeing #2/Writing #1 (p. 249): To what extent do you agree with Vowell’s description of Thanksgiving as being all about people who left their homes for a life different from their parents, etc.? Why do you think she asked her family to join her for Thanksgiving in New York? How accurately do you think this essay describes her relationship with her family, and why? What does this holiday mean to YOU? What holiday is the most important to you and what part does your family play in that holiday?