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THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER Kim Edwards

"Absolutely meesmerizing." -Sue Monk Kidd

"Another baby, a blue one- how could that be?"

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And once, "//at least she won't live long- that's a blessing.//"

"Kim Edwards has written a novel so mesmerizing that I devoured it." - Sena Jeter Naslund



"But these children are mentally retarded; that's the bottom line."

"Anyone would be struck by the extradordinary power and sympathy of //The Memory Keeper's Daughter.//" - The Washington Post

__Quotes:__ 1. "Another baby, a blue one- how could that be?" Carolnie Gill was wondering to herself about this. She had been there when Norah was going into labor the second time and saw the second baby right away. She had never seen anything like it. She didn't know what to do at first. She just waited for David's reaction. He told her to get rid of the baby right away. She took the baby, thinking she couldn't possibly get rid of the infant. I chose this quote because i thought it was import to know that there was something wrong with the baby from the start. I think it's scary to have this happen, to have a blue baby. I don't think i would be able to just give the baby away though, it's a hard chose that David had to live with forever.

2. And once, "//at least she won't live long- that's a blessing!//" This was said by people at the school that Caroline was going to put Phoebe in. She had a hard time with the board of education. They thought that it would be hard to for her to stay with the other kids and not learning fast enough. But Caroline fought very hard to make sure that Pheobe had a good education. She really cared about Pheobe as her own daughter even though she knew she wasn't her true mother. I put this quote becauase i thought it was important to show how those people thought of Pheobe and Caroline trying to get her an education. I think she deserves an education, she is a person and deserves to learn.

3. "But these children are mentally retarded; that's the bottom line" This was said at the meeting that Caroline attended to try and convince them to let Pheobe go to school with the other children. Caroline had to listen to comments like this. She kept fighting no matter what. She wanted the best for Pheobe and wasn't going to let them tell her she couldn't have a good life. She believed in having a good life. I picked this quote because it shows the critisim, like the one above, that Caroline went through just to put her daughter through school. She was a very brave woman.

__Pictures/video__ 1. The first picture is of Norah, David and Caroline rushing to the clinic when Norah goes into labor. Norah wasn't expecting it on that winter night. There had been a blizzard coming in and the doctor couldn't be there to delivery her baby. David was forced to deliver his own child. He had the help of his nurse Caroline Gill. She helped him through the labor and was there when his son was delivered. Then there was another baby. She was there to take that baby in as her own.

2. I chose the video of //Please Remember Me// by Tim McGraw because i thought it was a lot like David. Ever since Norah had Paul they had been distant with each other. David had never told Norah about Pheobe being alive. Things between them had become different. They seemed to fight more often and didn't have much time to spend with each other. Norah seemed to get annoyed that David had to work so much, but she knew he had to. Things got bad between them when Paul had gotten older. David and Paul didn't have a good relationship. He wanted the best for Paul but he wanted to do his own thing which David didn't understand. David really regrets the things he missed out on and not being as happy or Norah not being happy. I think this song really describes David.

3. I chose the picture of the guitar because Paul was in love with his music. He was extremely talented with his music and wanted so much to go to Julliard school of music. It was his dream. But David thought he could have a better life with something else. David and Paul disagreed and Paul wanted to do his own thing. He performing at shows when he was very young. David and Norah were always there to support him but David still tried to get him to go in a different direction with his life. Paul goes on and pursues his dream of playing guitar.