Question

write the history of ones life is a challenge ?how does helen assert this idea at the beginning of the chapter?

Answer 1

It is quite true writing one’s autobiography is quite a challenging task. Usually when one decides to write one’s autobiography one is quite mature. It is really very difficult to remember the childhood experiences with the same objectivity as they must have happened in the past. Besides, the adult age experience dim the clarity of the experiences of childhood and youth. Besides, the experiences of adulthood replace many important memories of childhood. And some of the very important experiences are likely to be forgotten. One is not able to miss some of the very important experiences of the childhood and youth. That’s why Helen felt the formidability of writing her own autobiography.