I think that people write memoirs to express their feelings. Similar to a painting, a memoir is what the artist or author is feeling. When someone writes a memoir its becuase the have something inside them that they want to tell the world or maybe just someone that they're writing the memoir for. A memoir is a way for people to express themselves.
I think that the power of a memoir comes from the emotion that it's created from. If you're writing a memoir to express what you feel you're memoir will portray that feeling and will make it a stronger piece of writing. Memoirs are also made stronger because they are much more realistic and often times more descriptive because the event actually took place. A lot of writing will be filled with passages where the reader will think that can never happen, but in memoirs the event actually took place so the reader can relate a lot better. Basicly a memoir is a pure form of writing that lets an author express themself in whatever way they want.
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I agree with you about how memoirs let you express feelings. You can tell something in a way that affects everyone because its something that actually happened and you were there.
I like how you used the idea of a memoir being like a painting because it really is likfe a panting. I also think taht they write memoirs because they are itching to tell the world something. I didn't think of the power of emotion that a memoir has. I agree with what you said.
I liked how you used the camparison of a painting to a memoir because you really can tell what the mood is.
Great points. I liked your comparason between a memoir and a painting. The point on how emotions "fuel" a memoir was another good thought. After all, have you ever read a memoir that didn't have emotion? If you had, I'm sure it wasn't a pleasent experiance...Although, I slightly disagree with your statement on how memoirs are much more realistic. There's always room for bias, remember. Although this is not the case in all memoirs, so it's still a good point. Nice job!
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