How many fruitcakes are made in a Christmas memory?
thirty
What does Capote give his cousin for Christmas?
What is Capote going to give his cousin for Christmas, and what would his cousin like to give him? Capote is giving his cousin a kite, and his cousin would like to get him a bicycle.
What is Queenie’s the dog traditional Christmas gift?
We learn from this that Sook gives Queenie coffee, too, as if she were a human. When Sook and Buddy dance, Queenie participates as well: Queenie rolls on her back, her paws plow the air, something like a grin stretches her black lips. Sook also gives Queenie a Christmas gift of a bone every year.
Who is the protagonist in a Christmas memory?
The protagonist of the story is Buddy, who is 7 years old. Throughout the story Buddy went through many changes as he spent more and more time with his older cousin.
Why does the cousin never go to the movies in a Christmas memory?
She loves to have Buddy tell her the stories of the movies he sees; she will never go to a movie because she wants to save her vision for when she sees God. Buddy and his cousin create a happy world of their own.
Why does Buddy’s friend run to her room and cry for a long time?
“It’s because,” she hiccups, “I am too old. Old and funny.” In this case, funny means that she is limited by the disabilities she acquired from a youthful illness. Buddy attempts to comfort her as she cries and cries long after the others have gone to bed.
What happens to the two friends after this particular Christmas?
Buddy is sent away to military school after that, and the two correspond for awhile, and every Christmas his friend sends him a fruitcake, to keep up their holiday tradition. As time passes, his friend becomes increasingly infirm with age.
How is Buddy’s friend in a Christmas memory different from most people her age?
Buddy’s best friend is a cousin who is middle-aged, as she is described as being “sixty-something” with “shorn white hair.” Buddy also says she is “small and sprightly, like a bantam hen; but, due to a long youthful illness, her shoulders are pitifully hunched.” Her face is described as “remarkable” and “delicate.”
What finally happens to Buddy’s friend?
Finally, Buddy’s friend succumbs to old age, and she dies. When Buddy goes off to military school, his friend writes him letters, updating him on what is happening in her life. Buddy is able to see her downfall through the letters that become harder to understand due to her deteriorating mental state.
Does buddy die in a Christmas memory?
Buddy is sent off to school, and years pass. The story finally finishes with Buddy’s friend having passed away. Really, the big theme of this story is all about the inevitable and inexorable passing of time and how life moves on, how the young grow up and the old get older and die.