that "I sometimes find myself thinking that if worst comes to the worst, I can always earn a living with my hands"(655). "If you want something, you have to go out and work for it. Nobody gives you anything; nothing comes free in this world"(652). This powerful statement was told exactly by what the author hears from her mom. The author uses her memories of what her mom said to show that she still uses her mom's advice in the present time. She also uses this passage as a way to get a feel for how her mom was in the past and that she was a hard-working woman. The story that her mom told was,"that she flung a sixpenny piece back at a titled woman who'd given it her as a tip: If you can't afford any more than that Madam, I suggest you keep it.' Wonderful! Like tearing up the ration books" (652).This showed that the author was astounded by the way her mom was hard working. These passages also conceive that the author has lived her life with her mother's hard-working attitude. She has grown from the past of her mother's. What also can be seen is the emotion of her mother and her perception of hard work. "There's that woman on the phone again; Why tell me?' Who else is there to tell? (666)" The author could use this passage in a way to tell why the voices are being used in the essay. Why tell? Who else to tell other than the reader. The reader will listen and understand where someone is coming from through voices. Using past history and perceptions makes a good sense of where someone comes from and overall gives a feel of where someone came from or has gone through. This makes the essay seem more familiar. "I remember as it were but yesterday, . . . "(652)....
