Memoirs Made of Images: The Graphic Memoir
What is a Graphic Memoir? A subgenre in memoir, that has been rising in prominence over the last 40 years, is the graphic memoir. It is...
The Purpose of Memory in Memoir
The frequent cause of tension and anxiety for both readers and writers of memoir is the questionable reliability of memory. In the...
Ideological “I”: Final Segment on the Four Parts of Memoir Identity
Each of us has visible parts of our identity, like green eyes or that too-big nose inherited from our mother. Our identity also has...
The Self of the Past - Narrated "I"
For many of us, it's difficult to remember what happened last week, let alone what happened years ago, so as readers, we can all...
Point of View and Narrative "I"(Part 2)
Welcome back fans de memoire! for the second and final segment on Narrative "I." For the past two weeks, I’ve been unpacking the four...
The Four “I”’s of Memoir: Narrative “I”
Welcome back! This is week two of my discussion of the four parts of identity in memoir. I know, I promised to do it in four segments,...
The Four "I's" of Memoir
When I began reading memoirs, I knew that the main characteristic of the genre is a person telling their own story. While that is still...
Knowing in Memoir
Just the other day, I read the news headline “woman in wheelchair hit, killed by car.” Naturally, I was shocked and saddened to learn of...
About the Memoir Suitcase
Hello! and Welcome to the Memoir Suitcase! This first entry, which will remain on the "about" page, expalins a little as to what this...
