Tuesday, June 3, 2014

How Important Are the Words, 'So What,' in an Autobiography?

The following is an essay for my English 1 course.
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     So what? These are more than likely the most important words in an autobiographer's vocabulary. When someone goes to write their autobiography, their mind is usually teeming with ideas, stories, and memories. Not all of these, however, will be allowed to make into the autobiography. Why? Because they're not important to the person's story! Oh, sure, they may seem important to the person, but not really to you, because you weren't there with the person when they had the experience. Reading a boring, or irrelevant, story makes a reader say, 'So what,'?
     An author/autobiographer can use this to his advantage. He can already guess how the reader will judge his autobiography. By asking himself, 'So what,' he can put the stories to the test, and see if they really need to go in his autobiography or not.
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-RPCStudent1414