Diary as a Literary Form
Everyone, at one point in their life, has tried to keep a diary. Some look at the diary as a nice way to record thoughts while others look at the diary as a window to the soul. In Anne Frank’s case, the diary was a window to her soul. She used this diary as someone in which to confide.
The diary is a literary form like no other. Today, we possess blogs and social media that enable us to express ourselves, but not in the same way as a diary. A blog depicts a cookie-cutter image of a person or subject, which is projected to a certain audience’s attraction. A diary is an inner reflection used to project to only one’s paper and one’s self. “The diary is not meant for public consumption,” said our school’s principal, Mr. Pucci. This means, a diary is filled with thoughts and events of which the author is not merely molding or shaping for appeal—these thoughts and events are recorded as a personal expression with no “rounded edges.”
The diary is a literary form like no other. Today, we possess blogs and social media that enable us to express ourselves, but not in the same way as a diary. A blog depicts a cookie-cutter image of a person or subject, which is projected to a certain audience’s attraction. A diary is an inner reflection used to project to only one’s paper and one’s self. “The diary is not meant for public consumption,” said our school’s principal, Mr. Pucci. This means, a diary is filled with thoughts and events of which the author is not merely molding or shaping for appeal—these thoughts and events are recorded as a personal expression with no “rounded edges.”
“The diary is an intimate journal, a personal dialogue between the writer and his private persona in which anything can be discussed outside the push and pull of editorial fashion.” –Bruce Merry