Relfections on Writing Memoir- The Glass Castle: Post #2

As my group and I read this book, I think that we came up with some really good techniques that we can use in our own memoirs. Our author, Jeannette Walls, wrote from a child-like perspective. I think it really helped the reader to make inferences in a way. She explains situations in ways that a child would see them. She used really good techniques, but I think that she might have also faced some problems while writing her memoir.  I think that some of the events that happened in the book were probably hard for her to relive, both emotionally, and also memory-wise. A technique that I learned  memoir writers, or any writers use for that matter, is to exaggerate. If we wanted to write a memoir about a specific event in our life, then we would probably remember most of it because it stood out to us. But if we wanted to write an entire memoir about our life, there would most likely be gaps in our memories. By exaggerating, I think it makes the memoir more interesting. One thing that I really want to know about memoir writing is how the person recalls all of their memories. I think that its really interesting about what sticks out to different people, because everyone has a different perspective. Some people look at the small details while others look at the big picture. Next week, when we write our memoirs, I think that it will be kind of difficult to figure out what to put in my memoir, because nothing really crazy has happened to me. However, the memoirs that Ms.Braker read to us in class really made inspired me. I think these memoirs that we are writing will help us connect more to each other. We all know each other, but I think that writing can really access your deepest feelings, your oldest memories, and your real emotions about things.