The author uses first person perspective to help create suspense in this passage.
Having the author experience the events along with the narrator creates a sense of calm and happiness at first, lulling the narrator (and the reader) into a sense of comfort. Then, seeing the surprise and the horror of her older face the narrator and the reader discover it together and the mood shifts instantly.
Desserts, sugar, and pilgrims are all common nouns.
Nouns that aren't common nouns are called "proper nouns." These are words such as names. "Thanksgiving" is a proper noun because it's a name of a holiday.
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are you asking what story ends with i was lucky to be alive?
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