Adding to what Abby said, I think it really comes down to how well one can write their story. At the start of the semester, we discussed autobiography in terms of questions: What makes a story worth reading?; Why would anyone want to read your story? and so on...I think what can be partially concluded at this point is that anything can be interesting depending on the "hook" you use to entice your readers and reel them in with, and on the flip side, you can have the most compelling story in the world, but if you can't translate that story smoothly onto the page it just won't reach people the way you may want it to. Perhaps some stories are better told orally and some are just better written down. Does that mean the writer trades vivacity in person for animation on the page, and vice versa? Not always, but we've certainly seen this.
PS--I totally support a class trip to NYC.
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..how true....aps
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