Why do people write memoirs?
What power is there in telling our own stories?
As much as I despise writing memoirs, I must admit that they're fun to read. I think many people write memoirs so that they can show others what you can make of life. There are memoirs about climbing Mt. Everest, fighting racial discrimination, and how to deal with the deaths of loved ones. For almost any topic, there's a memoir. I think that by learning from the mistakes of others we can prosper more in our lives. We can learn from the mistakes that those who wrote the memoirs made, and we can swear to ourselves that we don't want to do what they did (or maybe you do). I at least, get those sort of lessons from memoirs.
What power do we have in telling our own stories? All stories are powerful in one way or another. Whether you're a magic boy at a magic school, or a black boy growing up being repressed, I think stories have some sort of power. Memoirs evoke a sense of who we truly are from within their tales, and I think the ability to let readers connect is very meaningful. If I can teach others to learn from my mistakes, I feel like I've accomplished something. I suppose that is the best part of writing memoirs.
What power do we have in telling our own stories? All stories are powerful in one way or another. Whether you're a magic boy at a magic school, or a black boy growing up being repressed, I think stories have some sort of power. Memoirs evoke a sense of who we truly are from within their tales, and I think the ability to let readers connect is very meaningful. If I can teach others to learn from my mistakes, I feel like I've accomplished something. I suppose that is the best part of writing memoirs.
3 comments:
Why do you despise writing memoirs?
Anyways, I also agree that memoirs are very entertaining to read. I know this might sound bad, but I enjoy reading about other people's problems. The reader can learn from every single mistake the author makes in the memoir. I think the lessons people learn from memoirs can be much more influencial in people's lives because the memoir was a "real" story.
Aliza-
You made many interesting points that are both thought provoking and also prone to argument. I also have to ask, why do you hate writing memoirs too? Anyways, you did a very good job!
That was so well written. Even though it was so short, it was really amusing and I really wanted to know what you were going to say next. I agreed with your ideas. I also believe that from the stories of others, we all can learns something valueable. And you're right, memoirs are really interesting to read and most of them are really touching.
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