Well, first of all, when we walked into the classroom, I had seen this plane fly into the first building. There was a TV set on.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author recalls witnessing the plane hitting the building via a TV in a classroom.
- In plain terms
- The author saw the event on TV in a classroom.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal accounts often detail where and how news was received.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you remember major events?
- Where were you when this happened?
Another view
It is a fragmentary recollection of an event.
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