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ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART A

LIFE ON A LOOP

Lucy Whitmore was a pretty, young woman from Hawaii, who lived a normal life.

Where was Lucy from? Lucy was from Hawaii. What kind of life did Lucy live? Lucy lived a normal life.

That was until she had an accident, which changed her life. On October 13th, 2002, Lucy and her mother were in a terrible car crash.

What changed her life? An accident changed her life. She was in a terrible car crash. Who was Lucy with when she had the accident? She was with her mother.

Lucy survived the accident, although her mother wasn’t so lucky and died in the car crash.

Did Lucy survive? Yes, luckily Lucy survived. What about her mother? Did she survive? No, her mother didn’t survive.

Most people would spend the next several months waking up very sad after losing their mother. Not Lucy though.

Did Lucy wake up the next day feeling very sad? No, Lucy didn’t wake up the next day feeling very sad.

It’s not that Lucy is coldhearted - she just wakes up every morning believing that her mother is still alive.

Is Lucy coldhearted? No, Lucy isn’t coldhearted. Why doesn’t she feel sad? She doesn’t feel sad because she still believes her mother is alive.

Because of the car accident, Lucy’s memory was severely affected.

What was affected by the accident? Lucy’s memory was severely affected by the accident.

She lost the ability to store any new long-term memories.

What has she lost? She has lost the ability to store new long-term memories. What about short-term memories? She can still make short-term memories.

She wakes up each morning believing it is October 13th, 2002, the day of the crash.

When was the crash? The crash was on October 13th, 2002.

Her father and brother go to great lengths to keep her from learning the truth.

Does her family try to keep her from the learning the truth? Yes, her family goes to great lengths to keep her from learning the truth.

They can’t bring themselves to tell her that her mother is dead. Each morning, they give her a newspaper from October 13th, 2002 and help her reenact that same day over and over again.

What do they give her every morning? They give her a newspaper from October 13th, 2002 every morning.

They always have a reason her mother isn’t there. Because of this, Lucy is able to continue leading a somewhat normal, happy life.

Do you think that Lucy is living a normal life? Imagine you were Lucy. Would you want to know the truth or live life believing every day was the same day?

Then one day, she meets a man named Henry Roth at a cafe. Henry is instantly attracted to her, and makes plans to meet her the next day.

Who does she meet at a café? She meets Henry Roth at a café. How does Henry feel? Henry feels instantly attracted to her.

She agrees, neither of them knowing she won’t remember who he is the next day. When he greets her the next day, she tells him to go away. Henry is initially hurt, having thought he was going to have a date with Lucy.

What does she tell Henry the next day? She tells him to go away the next day. How does Henry feel about this? He feels hurt.

The cafe staff then pulls Henry aside, and informs him of Lucy’s memory problem.

Who tells Henry about Lucy’s memory problem? The café staff tells Henry about Lucy’s memory problem.