Argumentative
Prompt: Literary Analysis
Why do writers write autobiographies and memoirs?
Use your understanding of the texts you have read to analyze the writer's craft. Select three
autobiographical texts from this and other units and analyze how each author explores his or her
past experiences. In your essay, consider what motivates writers to write and publish books about
their lives. What do the writers gain? What do their readers learn? Use textual evidence to support
your argument.