Jfk Assassination Interview Essay

For this paper, the three people I interviewed were my brother Jason, my father Richard, and my grandmother Virginia. I asked my grandmother questions about World War II, JFK’s assassination, and the Internet becoming popular. The questions for my dad were on Apollo 11, Elvis’s death, and 9/11. My questions for Jason were about the Columbine High School shootings, the release of the first smartphone, and the Boston Marathon Bombings. The thing I asked about involved some major events that affected the entire U.S.; whereas, some of the other events I asked about covered things that were influential to smaller groups of people. To start, we’ll look at what my grandmother had to say and work towards my brother.
First, I asked my grandmother what life was like for her whilst growing up
This was before anybody was smoking it. I was only a teenager, but everybody worked. It wasn’t an easy time.” My grandma continued talking about using everything sparingly and how they couldn’t afford to waste anything. She went on to say with a careful look on her face, “even today I’m careful about what I’m using and I try to make sure I don’t waste anything or throw away something useful.” My second question was on how the assassination of JFK affected life in Monticello. She said, “his death affected the country quite severely. He was a president who was charismatic, always promoting rights for everyone, and always talking about progressing forward. He brought hope to people. For example, we were always hearing about his plan to get the U.S. to space, and at that time your mother and her siblings were enthralled with that idea.” My grandmother continued on about how it was shocking at that time and nobody expected something like his assassination happening. She said that even in Monticello people were in mourning, and it was hard processing the fact that a president had been assassinated at that time. The last thing I inquired