Diaries

Last Tuesday, we learned about diaries. Dr. Edwin asked us a few questions about the topic but one of his questions draw my attention. His question was “how diary is different to autobiography?” A few of us came out with various answers but none manage to tell the difference between these two genres because if we look at the superficial level, both diary and autobiography may look the same. Both contain the inner thought and the experience of the writer. But how are they different? Luckily, Fariha successfully gave him the right answer which was quite easy actually. I don’t know why I don’t think of that reason in the first place. Diary is private and confidential whereas autobiography is meant for others to read. As for diaries, we are our own readers, but for autobiographies, they are written to be published and read by others. Learning this topic reflects my own experience. I love to write in diary but lately I don’t write at all because I have been busy doing other things. To some people, it may look stupid or childish because if you feel angry or sad at other people, you should tell the other person so that they know your feelings. However, to me, letting everything in the diary does help me to stabilize my emotion because whenever I write, I feel relaxed because I manage to express my anger, sadness, or any negative feelings without hurting other people. I think this is better than some people who prefer to keep everything inside their heart because you know that this person will going to explode everything like a bomb when they can no longer deal with their mixed feelings.