Topic 1: Consider all the definitions of autobiographical literature we’ve discussed. Choose ONE of the primary works listed. Describe how it fits in any one definition. Write an essay that shows how it contains essential elements of autobiographical literature genre.
Primary Sources– Choose one or two, depending upon the prompt.
“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan
Excerpt from “Guidebook To Relative Strangers: Journeys Into Race, Motherhood, and History” by Camille Dungy
“I Wanted To Love Paris, But It Didn’t Love Me” by Jennifer Hope Choi
Secondary Sources–You may use only these if you choose to use secondary.
“Definitions of an Essay” by A. J. Abrams
“Memory Plots” by Jill KerConway
“When Memory Speaks” by Jill KerConway
“Oprah, James Frey, and The Question of Truth” by Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts
“The Truth About Lying” by Joseph Kertes
“Telling A Family Culture: Storytelling, Family Identity, and Cultural Membership” by Dena Huisman
“What Is Identity? A Sociological Perspective” by M. J. Kehily
Database sources found through NCC Library’s databases
LINKS for sources:
http://www.markdroberts.com/htmfiles/resources/oprahfrey.htm
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