Miller explains that in memoirs "truth" is more of an understanding rather than a set fact. When a person writes a memoir they usually write it as factual as possible but their "truth" about the events is the truth concieved through their own eyes or memory. Because it is their "truth," their work will most likely have some bias or a few things may be explained differently than how they truly happened. As long as ther reader understands this then the events in their memoirs can be considered "truth."
To the contrary Frankfurt argues that "truth" is fact. He argues that when you try to put your own spin on things that "truth" becomes BS. So most likely Frankfurt would feel that all memoirs are BS soley because each author is talking about events through their own memories and from their own perspectives. They are putting their own spin on the facts.
Posted by doutrich on November 30, 2008
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