Ou Our Secret Susan Griffin Analysis

The work of Susan Griffin is unique, and it may not be easily to classify it in the existing genres of literature. When one goes through her work for the first time, it is easy to assume that it is a novel, a story about her past. However, it becomes clear as one continues to read her work that this is not just a simple novel meant to entertain her audience using fiction. The details she provides about various events and the manner in which she chooses her words clearly points out that this is not a work of fiction. She narrates about her past experiences and how she related to people around her in a way that makes one believe that the work could even be an autobiography. However, references to historical facts that do not directly affect her eliminate the possibility that this could be an autobiography. It is also possible to consider her work as a historical facts meant for historians. However, the manner in which it is presented is very different from conventional works of history. …show more content…
The manner in which she gathers her materials, how she reads, and the way she writes shows that she is interested in collecting facts and reporting them as appropriately as possible. Susan (2014) says, “The very act of keeping a journal, I sensed, would help me into this life that would now be my own” (236). This statement reveals the fact that she is on a mission to gather facts, and the best way of doing this is to keep a journal. This statement further clears any doubt that one may have about her work being based on fiction. She is focused on gathering historical and other social facts that affects the society around her and the world at