Murray is looking at how all types of writing have a different style across the different genres (essay, fiction, poetry, etc.). Murray, however, wants us to think of all writing as a sort of autobiography. Murray talks about how our writing reflects our experiences, not to mention everyone's personal writing style. We write with our own personal flair and idioms, putting something of ourselves in everything we write. Along with that, the things we write can become autobiographical just by being written by ourselves. In Murray's example of “Black Ice”, it was loosely connected with personal experience and became more so after the writing was complete.
We can compare this to encyclopedia articles by the depth and passion in the article. If there's a lot of information in one aspect or another, we know the author of that part has a particular attraction to that aspect. The details included, and how they are organized, in every article can also reflect what the author or editor feels is important for readers to know. Taking this idea to wikipedia articles, it shows a multitude of different people because of the numerous articles.
that is a really good point about how if there is more information in a section that the author was passionate about that particular part. that makes a lot of sense and i have never read an article thinking like that but i will definitely look for that in article in the future.
ReplyDeleteI concur with what Colleen said. I feel that the point you have raised is an interesting one indeed and the next time I am reading any form of writing I will be looking for clues as to what the author offered of him or herself.
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