I really enjoyed reading “Getting Personal,” I like that you were truthful from the beginning. “My purpose here is not to offer instruction on how to write the personal essay, but instead to examine what the personal essay has taught me about writing,” (Irene 21). By reading your experiences with personal essays, it teaches people how to become better writer’s in this genre. Another point that I liked was that “you have to be honest with yourself as well as the audience reads your work,” (Irene 21-22). I never really looked at it like that. If a reader wants to enjoy a good reading the writing should be honest but interesting, after all it is a “PERSONAL” essay. Also, I like how you talked about the personal essay being more than just the writer personal journey. “The personal essay considers how issues relate to the reader,” (Irene 23). I now know that when writing a personal essay, you should make the reader feel as if they were the ones who wrote it and make them feel a part of the essay. By reading “Getting Personal,” I learned to be honest when writing a personal essay and to relate the audience in my writing. I should be truthful and honest not only to myself by to the reader as well. As well as relating the audience somehow, by making them feel a part of the issue in your personal essay.
Sincerely,
Biruk Ijigu
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