Young Writers Society

We are discussing vignettes in English class right now. She says we have to write about something that occurred in our lives that may or may not have been negative but has changed us for the better. I was thinking writing about when I moved from Puerto Rico and how I felt about that and how it has changed me more than anything in my life...When I write, I tend to write A LOT. Especially if I'm going to write about this. Can vignettes be long? If so, HOW long?
Thanks,
Ang

The very definition of a vignette is that the work is short.

Vignettes focus on a single moment. A blip on the radar, so to speak, and expand on it. Most vignettes I've seen are a single scene, spanning a rather short amount of time. The emphasis is exploring a moment and, in this case, its ramifications on you.

You can also focus on a single character, setting, idea or object. But the key in that sentence is "single". You focus on one thing and its ramifications on you.

Therefore, no. Vignettes cannot be long. You must boil everything down to a pebble landing in water, and the ripple it creates.