1. Leah Hager Cohen’s earliest memory of her grandfather was of his chin. She could remember his strong, jutting chin. When Cohen would visit her grandfather, he would lift her and the other grandchildren up by the elbows and nuzzle their cheeks vigorously. This rough greeting was how Cohen and her grandfather communicated.
2. Since Leah Hager Cohen’s grandfather was deaf he could not express his love to his grandchildren verbally, so he had to show hid love with his actions. I think this made their bond stronger because they could not communicate with words, but by the things they did together.
3. When Cohen says, “That was the longest conversation we ever had” she means that for the first time she was on the same level with her grandfather by walking in the same rhythm with him. She was also holding hands with him and that kept the connection with her grandfather. Even though they didn’t look at each other, they knew what they were feeling and they were communicating in their own special way.
4. Cohen uses similes when describing her grandfather’s chin and his voice when he would try to get the grandchildren’s attention. She also used a simile when she was describing how her grandfather would sign to his friends.
5. I think Cohen means that now that her grandfather has passed away, she will have to figure out more about him through his belongings or stories. The little things about him would be the “clue” to figuring out more about her grandfather. I think it is an effective was to end the essay because it keeps the reader wanting to know more.
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