What section do you think the author had to make up or exaggerate or fill in their memory? Why? What would be the advantages/disadvantages of using this technique in your own writing.

On page 5, paragraph 178, Maya wrote 'At the first "Amen" from the audience i willed the offender to immediate death by choking on the word. But Amens and yes, sir's began to fall around the room like rain through a ragged umbrella.'

These lines were extremely exaggerated because she wanted to use figurative language to create better imagery and to draw more reader attention. some advantages of using this technique in my own writing would be amusement, attention, better pictures in people's head, and I would have a lot more fun writing it. Writing should be fun for the author; expressing yourself through different ways in your writing is very important because you'll enjoy writing the book and that is exactly what Maya did. There aren't many disadvantages other than the fact that some people may not take in things the way you intended it to be. Writing is selfless and for both the author and readers to enjoy, so have fun!