"To Da-Duh, in Memoriam"

 "To Da-Duh, in Memoriam" is an interesting story that is almost autobiographical from the narrator. He is older at the time that he is speaking, and the story focuses on him looking back at a childhood memory. There is a bit of a clash between the grandma and granddaughter in the story which is where the main plot develops its content. The story starts as a family gets off a ship and arrives in Barbados. The family is going to meet their grandmother. She does not immediately get along with the narrator and she initially calls her, "Fierce". They go out and explore the country and all that it has to offer. As the trip goes on though, things take a turn for the worse. 

    Just like most Caribbean stories that we have read, there is no real happy ending to this story. The granddaughter keeps trying to impress Da-duh about everything in New York, but she pushes it too far. She makes it seem like there is nothing really impressive about Barbados, although she does appreciate it, she believes she has to impress her grandma with stories from back home. By the end when it is time to go home, Da-Duh is still not feeling great but reminds her granddaughter to send a postcard of the Empire State Building when she gets back. By the time she gets back though, Da-Duh has passed away. The author looks back on this event as she paints and hears the rumble and noise that she once described to Dah-Duh.

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