About "My father always said

The main points of Mimi Schwartz' "My father always said" are;

Section 1. You really do not know who you are or where you come from.
Section 2. Mimi and her Dad's childhood are really not that dissimilar.
Section 3. Some memories evoke more pain than pleasure.
Section 4. Children are children. They will get along if adults don't poison their
thinking.
Section 5. The cemetery is alive with familial connections and history.
Section 6. It is okay if we assimilate into this country's multicultural society. We have plenty to contribute to it.


The overall point of the essay seems to be; "I can show you better than I can tell you.

The six sections of the essay come together to show the reader that the pilgrimage that the family made to Germany was one that everyone needed, not just Mimi, but her mother and father did, too. Mimi and her father made discoveries about themselves, each other and their ancestors.

Mimi's Dad became renewed with the trip and was able to take have a new outlook on life. Mimi's life was changed, also