A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

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A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Sensory Details and Autobiographical Fiction

Autobiographical Fiction Autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by that person. Fiction is a narrative that springs from the imagination of the writer, though it may be based on actual events and people. “A Christmas Memory” combines both of these forms.

Autobiographical Fiction The line between fiction and nonfiction is easy to cross. In creating a story, a writer may take material from anywhere, including experiences from his or her own life. Or, the writer may set out to write an autobiography in the first place- but then shape and alter the material so much that it becomes more like a short story. This is what Truman Capote has done.

Autobiographical Fiction For Example……. The following could come from Capote’s own life: “The person to whom she is speaking is myself. I am seven; she is sixty-something.”

Autobiographical Fiction BUT……. From the very opening lines of the story, the language is rich in the crafts of fiction: The shaping of character The setting The plot The theme These are the very things that turn memory into art. As you read the story, you’ll find that it won’t matter which details are strictly factual and which are not!

Sensory Details Good descriptive writing is usually rich in imagery (words or phrases that appeal to the various senses) Capote gives readers a vivid, lasting impression of his holiday memory by creating descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

Sensory Details “Cracking open the pecans…” For example…… Appeals to your sense of Sight Hearing Taste