3rd Post: Memoir
People write memoirs to tell the story of their life. Though it may seem vain to talk about yourself for the lenght of an entire book, it usually triggers a moral or important outcome. There is always a reason the author chooses to write a memoir, to show the struggles they've faced, to prevent an outcome, to open the reader's eyes to see what is really going on in the world. A memoir is a shock, jolting the readers into realization.
When readers read a memoir first hand, they begin to see that there is more in the world than their every day life. Authors of memoirs aren't better, or more aware of the world than the reader. The author is only trying to convey a new thought, way of life, or belief in hopes that the reader will react. Writing a memoir has the power of making someone feel significant, which can be easily forgotton otherwise.
posted by Lacey @ 8:16 PM
10 Comments
10 Comments:
Memoirs, or writing our own stories help us feel significant. That's a fascinating idea, Lacey! By the way, exceptional job on getting yourself back on track with homework. I'm proud of you!
wonderful post! Your writing is exquisite and deserves a giant gold start! If I were santa, I would give you extra presents this year!! Interesting ideas, I liked your thought about how it may be vain to write about yourself for an entire book! see you at school!
lauren c
nice lacey! i agree 100% with your ideas about why people write memoires. i liked your choice of vocab and how you said that writing about yourself for the length of an intire book could be interpreted as vain. nice workkk!!
see you at school!
~ashley
Very thoughtful, Memiors can open our eyes to a whole new world, to someone elses life. It really puts us in someone's head and is a real learning experience. Nice work!
Lacey this post was very thoughtful and deep. I really agreed with everything you said. I think it's very true that authors of memoirs are trying to make one more aware of the world. This is true because of the truths or realities that most memoirs contain, and can effect readers, and perhaps even make a difference. Nice post! -A
I completely agree with your post! I like the way you said that people write memoirs to tell a story of thier life and help readers relize things that they were not aware of before. Also, I like the way you thought that memoris give power to the writer by helping the reader convey a new thought and show that they are more aware than the reader.
I absolutely agree that memoirs open the reader's eyes. I also liked the idea that a memoir is a shock. Thie is very true, because since memoirs are true stories, they carry significant emotional impact. Great thoughts!
I really enjoyed reading your response, the word choice was very enjoyable. I like how you described memoirs as a shock that jolts the reader into realization, because that is exactly what the Black Boy did for me. It jolted me into seeing just how bad it was in the south for African-Americans, and taught me to appreciate things. Great job!
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Nice job explaining how a memoir helps readers. I agree that through memoirs, readers realize that "there is more in the world than their everyday life." Memoird do indeed produce an outcome usually a moral that is learned. overall tres bien.
~hailey
(BITE. hhahha good times)
That is really true. Reading them can be so much more meaningful than reading just any other book. They teach you life lessons and they are really touching. Good Job.
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