The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

I never thought that reading autobiographies would be fun; especially about politicians but after a few pages thought presentation from Nelson Mandela, I have changed my mind. However, this might be due because of the length of this version is not a burden. It is only a small part of his jailed experience. For this topic, Dr. Edwin had assigned us to answer some questions. First, are autobiographies trustworthy? It depends on the purpose writing it and the target audience for the novel. Celebrities might have wrote autobiographies for the sake of royalties and also popularity but that does not mean that politician do that on a good course. They might want people to hear their views and agree to them.
However, there are autobiographies written based on the true stories; produced by people who want to share their personal experience. We should not mistake autobiography and semi autobiography because semi autobiography has fiction nature in it to make the novel digestible. In my opinion, autobiographies can be used in ESL classrooms because it is an alternative form of reading for pleasure, so the students will not be bored. However, teachers should be careful with the selection of text and abridged version might be necessary. Another positive effect of autobiography is it is historical and very informative.
Last but not least, through using autobiographies in the classrooms, students are aware that certain things can be viewed differently. For an example, Mandela might suffer in jail but he had shown to us his credibility as a leader. A person’s trash might be another people’s treasure.