In Donald Murrays article, All Writing is Autobiographical he states
that; All my writing and yours- is autobiographical. While many may
disagree with this statement, I support it since Murray gives substantial evidence. The author understands the term autobiography more as a personal way rather than a persons experience translated into a story. In other words, the way we write reflects our knowledge and experiences. Even the style we use, illustrates the way we were taught to express our words. We are autobiographical in the way we write; my autobiography exists in the examples of writing I use in this piece and in the text I weave around them. I have my own peculiar way of looking at the world in my own way of using language to communicate what I see [Murray Pg. 67 Para. 6] According to Willa Cather, Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen [WAW Pg. 67 Para. 8] From a personal standpoint, I most definitely agree. When constructing informational papers, I tend to use similar vocabulary and a certain span of stylistic writing, which I acquired most of in my earlier years. Even though I am not writing about me, I am still writing and therefore, the way I think and interpret the literature influences my piece. Another example is this discussion. While some may disagree with all writing being autobiographical, I agree, due to my thoughts and experiences being synchronized with the authors. It is not specifically about me, but the way I writing styles and or techniques I incorporated reflects my persona. Undoubtedly, the way in which the author interpreted the word autobiography shows that all writing in fact is autobiographical.