In the world of writing, there is fiction and nonfiction. As people, though, we hardly ever find it possible to confine ourselves to the typical categories, and are always reaching out. Sinking roots into new ideas and growing long tendrils to take hold of new places no one else dares to venture to. We are always finding new ways to break the rules into small pieces, shattering them like glass figurines. In this search for something new, different, and unique, we discovered a place where fact and fantasy melt together like burning wax. This loophole, where “true” stories don’t match up correctly and memories fade and seep together like a Monet painting, is called creative nonfiction. It sounds like a contradictory statement, facts couldn’t possibly be regarded as true if someone has tampered with them. Yet, we may find that more often than not, fact is not always black and white, and that the truth is not always a single point on a graph, but a function of our minds and how we perceive the world in time and space.
If you have ever tried to recall a memory amongst friends, and found yourselves arguing over certain parts of the story, you are not alone. Author Jill Christman confronts this issue in her essay “Three Takes on a Jump”. She reviews the story of herself as a young girl jumping off the roof of a house and into the sand. Her family loves …show more content…
The almost too appropriately named essay explores the titular objects in question. She delves into the mystery of how being a child can affect the way a person remembers things. She recalls being taken to her first piano lesson by her father, where she meets a woman she refers to as Sister Olive Marie. She recalls how strange it was that the woman truly did look like an olive, as well as a girl she desired to worship playing next to her, and a beautiful red practice
If you have ever tried to recall a memory amongst friends, and found yourselves arguing over certain parts of the story, you are not alone. Author Jill Christman confronts this issue in her essay “Three Takes on a Jump”. She reviews the story of herself as a young girl jumping off the roof of a house and into the sand. Her family loves …show more content…
The almost too appropriately named essay explores the titular objects in question. She delves into the mystery of how being a child can affect the way a person remembers things. She recalls being taken to her first piano lesson by her father, where she meets a woman she refers to as Sister Olive Marie. She recalls how strange it was that the woman truly did look like an olive, as well as a girl she desired to worship playing next to her, and a beautiful red practice