Post Two: The Glass Castle Unit

What I learned in the glass castle unit is that parts of a memoir doesn't always have to be true. The events still have had to occur, but you can manipulate the memory to make the story better. The glass castle was the first memoir I have ever read. What I really enjoyed about this memoir was  her writing style. I liked how the author used a lot of understatements throughout her memoir. A lot of bad things would happen to her, but she would always act like they weren't a big deal. I think the overall message of the glass castle is that even if you have a bad childhood, doesn't mean that you will have a terrible life. Jeannette showed through her memoir that you can grow out of a bad life just like she did. She was trying to send message to people through her childhood experiences and how she got out of it.

When I was writing my memoir, I found it really hard to start it. At first, my worst challenge was trying to show it, not tell it. As I was writing my memoir, I learned that showing makes much more of an impact rather then telling it. Showing the story makes the style of writing much better and easier to understand. The thing that I enjoyed the most about writing my memoir was reflecting on the past and making it into an intense memoir. It was cool to see the changes of my memoir as I developed it. I reflected on a day that had a few blanks, but creating a memoir helped create that memory into an interesting story.

My writing changed a lot in this unit. I think the thing that changed my writing the most was learning how to not just tell a story. I used to just tell my stories, which made my writing boring. Creating something that you can show creates more of a dramatic effect. Now after this unit, I hope my writing has more of an impact.