Take note of the following before reading a text through a biographical context:

 You should not assume that all works are confessional, biographical, or even “true to
life.”
Explanation: Because each literary works has different authors, and authors have their
own different beliefs, life experiences, culture and perspectives. Moreover, literature isn’t
limited to biographical, confessional, or “true to life” content as fictional literature exists.

 A literary text is according to the author’s perspective and will be heavily influenced by
him or her, but it is not the only way of studying literature.
Explanation: Yes, it is not the only way of studying a literature. There are other ways on
reading or studying a literary text, like reading through a biographical context,
sociological context and linguistic context. Biographical context is formed by beliefs,
experience, culture and perspectives of the author, to help understand a literature you
should read the author’s biography or autobiography to understand his or her work
completely. Sociocultural context refers to the immediate physical and social settling in
which people live or in which something happens or develop, using sociocultural context
helps you understand the social, economic, political, and cultural forces affecting the
work that you are reading. Linguistic context refers to the context within the discourse,
that is, the relationship between the words, phrases, sentences and even paragraphs.

 You gather information about the author’s life.

Explanation: It can help you understand some difficult concepts or extract profound
meanings in an author’s work.