Autobiography

When exploring stories about people’s lives, two common terms often come up autobiography and biography. Both genres tell the story of a person’s life, but they differ significantly in who writes the story and how the information is presented. Understanding the difference between an autobiography and a biography is important for readers, students, and anyone … Read more

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittmanby Ernest J. Gaines is a deeply moving historical novel that captures more than a century of African American history through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. Set against the backdrop of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement, the novel presents a fictionalized oral history in which … Read more