Russell Baker: Growing Up

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In this memoir Baker provides a portrait of his mother that reveals her honestly, warts and all. Analyze the essay carefully to explore how he balances her positive and negative traits.

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Baker makes several generalizations about children and their relationship to their parents—and vice versa. How do you respond to these generalizations. To what extent do they tend to reflect your own experience?

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Write an essay about your relationship to a parent or adult guardian. As Baker does, present your subject honestly and without sentimentality.

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