Stay True Lesson Plan

Why do you think Hsu includes the photographs in the memoir?

Strong responses will note that the photographs are not random or even unexplained. So far, and so readers can predict that this will continue, Hsu describes the photos and provides detailed context for them, implying that they represent meaningful and significant memories for him. Looking at them likely also allows the memories surrounding the photos to remain particularly strong, especially considering that the human memory is a very imperfect system. They trigger reflection on a memory that might have otherwise been lost or partially lost. In other words, the photos help preserve the memory of the occasion...