Introspection

Versaci in, Creating a "Special Reality", promptly addresses a memoirists temptation to embellish, if not just rearrange the sequence of a linear reality, quickly dispelling the conventional expectations of what a memoir is and advising us how we can better approach and expand our concept of them. What follows is a well established defense of his proposition, that a graphic medium affords the author more tools in conveying the truth they're attempting to communicate, sometimes clarifying sometimes allowing greater interpretation. Interestingly, some of the audiences’ feelings of betrayal over Frey's memoir does not illicit from Versaci a token of wisdom and perhaps reason, to us, his readers, through reflection. By simply asking us, what was their purpose or ours in reading a memoir? It is obvious that Versaci cannot answer this for us but it aids the subjective development of value. Whether we entangle ourselves in a fictional realm or are paging through the annals of history we utilize some of the same tools to analyze and evaluate the circumstances. We note the presentation and development of character, we consider the interplay of environment in shaping their persona, by asking what the environment and societal paradigm were like. Past can illuminate present, providing insight into characters and settings, for this we dig if nothing is amply given so that we can better understand or contrive meaning. All of this evokes an emotional response which is not any less real regardless of reality or our ignorance to it.