ends up bearing the colour of fiction, with the passage of time and the change in perceptions. Retelling of lives, which forms the crux of Life Writing, is a conscious effort. Life Writing involves various forms-Memoirs, Biographies, Diaries, Autobiographies and so forth. Retelling of one’s own story involves the function of memory, which is not always accurate or entirely reliable. Recollection from the memory involves alterations and improvisations of actual life events. In fact, events of the past
Margery Kempe’s autobiography is an account of her religious life. Her autobiography focuses on mainly her religious experiences as a mystic. Her excessive inclusions of religious experiences in her autobiography suggest that Margery Kempe viewed her religious experiences and her relationship with Christ as the most significant aspect of her life. Throughout her autobiography, Kempe expresses her devotion to Christ and also makes it clear to others her devotion to the Catholic religion. Margery Kempe’s
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a book about the life of Malcolm X from a young age and to his accomplishments. The book begins with Malcolm X as a young boy living with his Mother and Father with his siblings. Malcolm X experienced racism at a young age as it was very common where he lived. His father was even a victim of Racism, as he died by the hands of a white man. Malcolm faced a loss of a parent at a very young age and later on lost his mom to a mental hospital because she went crazy being
Throughout The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin uses his past and experiences as a model for the common man. He appears to be a man of morals and often speaks of important characteristics and virtues one should possess. For example, Franklin states that he “grew convinc’d that truth, sincerity, and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life” (Franklin 44). Franklin’s virtues seem like they are important to his morality, however, it
The Autobiography of Malcolm X explores the life of Malcolm X from childhood, to his assassination. The book takes an in-depth look at the events in his life, which give us an interesting perspective to many topics and issues of the time. This story is an important reading that delves into the life of a very influential man who had experienced a hard childhood and adulthood, as well as a transformation and a leadership role as an activist. The book begins with Malcolm’s childhood, which was plagued
The autobiography relates instances of voyage and change to explain the simultaneous physical and spiritual aspects of Malcolm’s transformations. Malcolm experiences numerous fast and total conversions, and each involves first traveling to a far, confusing place. In his travels, Malcolm is searching for both a home and a philosophy. When he moves to Boston, he quickly absorbs the activities of those around him, taking up lavish street-style zoot suits, marijuana, jazz, gambling, and petty crime.