fifty years, long after Jay had died. I worked part-time at the store a few hours a day during the summer and long hours during the Christmas season. I worked hard, a habit I got from my Jamaican immigrant parents. Every morning they left early for the garment district in Manhattan, and they came home late at night. All my relatives were hard workers. They came out of that common immigrant experience of arriving with nothing, expecting that the new life ahead of them would not be easy. Jamaicans had a joke: lazy brute, him only “That have two jobs.” After I’d worked at Sickser’s for a couple of years, Jay grew concerned that I was getting too close to the store and the family. One day he took me aside. he told me with a “Collie,” serious look, want you should get an education and do well. “I You’re too good to just be a schlepper. The store will go to the family. You don’t have a future here.” I never thought I did, but I always treasured him for caring enough about me to say so. Reread 11-29 above. What elements of a memoir do you find in these lines? Explain how these descriptions illustrate key ideas about what is important to Powell. C. After a few weeks, the foreman noticed my work and asked if I’d like to try driving a Coke truck. Since I was a teamster, I had a chauffeur’s license and was authorized to drive a truck. The problem was that I had never driven a truck in my life. But, hey, why not? It paid better.
fifty years, long after Jay had died. I worked part-time at the store a few hours a day during the summer and long hours during the Christmas season. I worked hard, a habit I got from my Jamaican immigrant parents. Every morning they left early for the garment district in Manhattan, and they came home late at night. All my relatives were hard workers. They came out of that common immigrant experience of arriving with nothing, expecting that the new life ahead of them would not be easy. Jamaicans had a joke: “That lazy brute, him only have two jobs.” After I’d worked at Sickser’s for a couple of years, Jay grew concerned that I was getting too close to the store and the family. One day he took me aside. “Collie,” he told me with a serious look, “I want you should get an education and do well. You’re too good to just be a schlepper. The store will go to the family. You don’t have a future here.” I never thought I did, but I always treasured him for caring enough about me to say so. Reread 11-29 above. What elements of a memoir do you find in these lines? Explain how these descriptions illustrate key ideas about what is important to Powell. C. After a few weeks, the foreman noticed my work and asked if I’d like to try driving a Coke truck. Since I was a teamster, I had a chauffeur’s license and was authorized to drive a truck. The problem was that I had never driven a truck in my life. But, hey, why not? It paid better.
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