Pacific Studies Journal
Abstract
This story traces Luisa’s quiet reflections during a bus ride through the city and into the suburbs, blending present experiences with vivid memories of a full, familial past. As she recalls life with her husband in her grandparents’ home and her grandmother’s moving speech at her university graduation, we see Luisa grappling with the contrast between her youthful dreams and her current life. Her grandmother once called her “a dreamer” and supported her late-night intellectual curiosity, forging a bond that shaped Luisa’s path. When a coworker sits beside her on the bus, Luisa is drawn back into the present, revealing the gap between the idealism of her past and the routine of her current job. It’s a gentle meditation on ambition, memory, and the quiet emotional transitions of adulthood.
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Meredith, Kim
(2007)
"LIVING SMALL,"
Pacific Studies Journal: Vol. 30:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol30/iss1/9
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