Murray conceptualizes the notion that all that we write about is autobiographical. He comments on his own work that his voice, his history, his life cannot be ignored when reading his writing. Murray inherently writes that he plays the same tune with each piece of writing regardless of the genre.
Murray relates how we all have a particular way of looking at the world and of communicating what we see with language. This perception that we have of the world and our expression of it is wholly unique to our individuality, or history and our personality. He says that we often return to the same topics and conversations, we are working out our pasts, our families, or histories.
Our writing reflects our dreams, our failures and our obsessions. It is an expression of all that we are, and in truth all that we see to be true in the world. It is our truth, revealed through the lens of our perception. We make meaning out of our lives through the therapy of this autobiography, Murray conveys with enthusiasm and delight. He is delighted that his work is so much a part of him and that he has become so much a part of his work.
1. Murray, Donald M. "All Writing is Autobiography." College Composition and Communication 42.1 (1991): 66-74. Print.
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