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This 3 page paper discusses Russell Baker’s book “Growing Up” and three significant events that he describes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Pulitzer Prize. Discussion Baker begins the book with these words: "At the age of eighty my mother had her last bad fall, and after that her mind wandered free through
time" (1). Like many older people, Bakers mother had dementia and frequently relived things that had happened in the past, mixing them up with the present (Baker). But what he
realized was that his mother had "attacked" life with ferocity, but even her indomitable spirit couldnt prevail against age and illness (Baker). Furthermore, most of those she loved and who
loved her were gone; therefore her mental trips to other times were visits to times when friends and family members who loved her were still alive and where she was
happy (Baker). His realization that the woman he knew was changing, and furthermore, that she would not eventually get well, was a difficult adjustment: "For a time I could not
accept the inevitable" (Baker 9). Thus, he begins the book with one of the most significant events of his or anyones life, the gradual loss of his mother. Since he
lost his father when he was only a child, his mothers condition presents a huge turning point for him; even elderly children have trouble losing their parents, because parents are
not supposed to become "frail and break" (Baker 12). The student may be able to compare this experience to his own, if he has an elderly relative in a nursing
home. While If he does, hes likely to react the same way, because the idea is universal: parents are not supposed to get old and die; they are immortal and
are always going to be there to take care of their children. Realizing that this isnt true is a difficult moment for everyone. His fathers death is one of the
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