Monday, March 10, 2008

The values of an autobiography

People write autobiographies because they want to share their experiences with others. A lot of writers use autobiographies to reflect about life itself. They want others to know what they have gone through. Basically, an autobiography is a personal account of events that had taken place.

Writing an autobiography can be seen as a means for us to release emotions, because we could put in our thoughts and personal feelings into the autobiography. Therefore, an autobiography may not necessarily be a serious piece of writing sometimes, but more as an element of entertainment. However, people like politicians do write autobiographies to share /to influence others about their beliefs. These people may write autobiographies to gain more support for their beliefs.

Although autobiographies may have high degree of subjectivity, they still provide a means for the readers to understand the writers better. Sometimes, autobiographies provide the readers insights towards certain national issues or personalities of the leaders/politicians.

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