Something to remember for Thanksgiving

By Mary Schmich

     When reading the column, I think Schmich wants us to feel like, no matter how little we give or receive, it's significance may be found out later in life. This is backed up by what Schmich said in her column, "... no matter how little you think you've gotten, you may understand later that it was huge." This shows that the quantity of items received may not be appreciated immediately, but later down the road the recipient may understand it's importance. 

     Schmich wants the reader to remember her personal anecdote because it is what occupies most of her column. And also because she connects the anecdote to her main message of the piece. "Off and on for years  since then, the vision of my father giving me money that was hard to spare had come back to me," this was said by Schmich in her column. This further backs up my point, because she says that the memory; that was hard to forget. is coming back to her. Here she connects her story to her message.

      The purpose of this column is to inform or to help the reader realize that little things can go a long way. The quote here is the same as the one used in the first paragraph,"... no matter how little you think you've gotten, you may understand later that it was huge." This... again shows that the quantity of items received may not be a big deal at first, but later down the road, the recipient may understand it's importance.

     The author incorporated a variety of paragraph lengths throughout the column. There are short paragraphs, there are long paragraphs... there are even one sentence paragraphs. For example, "Again, I turned around," was a one-sentence-paragraph. This variation in paragraph lengths shows us which part is important to understand and what Schmich feels should stand out. 

     What this column adds to our society is that we shouldn't we too greedy with the amount of gifts we want to receive... or the amount of gifts we think we 'deserve'. I feel like this goes along with any movie that features rich kids who think they deserve wayyy tooo much, but at the end they turn around and realize that they should be thankful for what they have. Overall this column teaches us to become a little more modest. 

So, do you agree with how I interpreted this column. Did you interpret it in a similar way, or was I way off? Let me know in the comments below!