You got all the important points of Clara and you are lucky to have a grandmother. I always wanted to see my grandmothers, unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to meet them. But I still have one grandfather from my mother’s side who lives overseas. Although Clara’s life is more negative than Arn, Clara is a laughter compared to Arn. I like it when she laughs and talks simultaneously. I also noticed that both Arn and Clara are forgetful, and I think our memory change with age. As we are aging, our memory is slipping. However, Arn doesn’t seem to be forgetful that much compared to Clara and I think that is due to the physical activities that Arn is doing to manage his health.
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The documentary we watched was about Clara Plante, who is…show more content… During this documentary she was very talkative about her life and activities. She is the second oldest of many children (So many she couldn't recount), however there were only 4 that were still alive. Despite her age, she still was very active on her walker and walked every day. She recalled a time when she got lost on 101st street. That has instilled a fear in her to not want to go out alone. During her childhood she talked about how she was sent to a convent at the age of six years old. It was there where she had to learn English. Even though she has had tons of experiences, it stuck out to me how negative Clara was. She mentioned at one point, "never get old". However, she still travels to the Native Centre every Wednesday for meals. Nevertheless, the elder woman talks poorly about aging. She mentions not having anything to do but talk to herself and her only pleasure being watching TV. Her anger
