MEMOIR VS. bIOGRAPHY

A memoir...

• is a biographical writing in which an author shares his or her personal experiences and observations of significant events.

A Biography...

• is a true account of a person's life, written by another person.

dIFFERENCES

• A memoir has signal words like: I, me, my or mine.
• A biography has the signal words: He, Him, She, Her.
• A memoir is a primary source and a biography is a secondary source.

Similarities

• They are written in chronological order.
• They both include the most successful and down parts of the person's story.

Examples of memoirs

• "It worked for me" by Colin Powell
• " A million little pieces" by James Frey
• " Darkness Visible " by William Styrone

Examples of bIOGRAPHIES

• " Steve Jobs" by Edward Custo
• " Princess Diana" by Drew L. Crichton
• " The Beckham Experiment" by Grant Waht.