Characteristics of Memoirs
-A memory; a description of an event from the past
-Written in the first person; told from one person's point of view
-Based on the truth
-Reveals the feelings of the writer
-Has meaning; shows what the author learned from the experience
-Focused on one event; about one point in the author's life
-About the author's experience more than about the event itself
-Written in the first person; told from one person's point of view
-Based on the truth
-Reveals the feelings of the writer
-Has meaning; shows what the author learned from the experience
-Focused on one event; about one point in the author's life
-About the author's experience more than about the event itself