I'm just going to try something new so that I don't fall asleep while reading this... It's more like a real-time blog type thing.
Pg. 21: After reading the first page I had to make sure that this is the text I was supposed to read. So far this praise to God has nothing to do with an autobiography and seems more like a preachers sermon.
Pg. 25: Saint Augustine's confessions to God barely fits anything resembling an autobio. I love the philosophy of God and his wishes as well as the theory of his religious ideals but this text is merely a letter to God expressing his own understanding and praise. This direct conversation written to God has barely done more than express the views of the author. He even speculates on his own childhood based on his encounters of babies.
Pg. 30: Finally, we have reached generalizing about his own life and childhood. He has begun to go in depth about growing up and discussing his goal in life. He recounts how respect from others is what he is told is important in life. The further he goes into his life the more detailed he gets whilst still talking to God. Obviously, his purpose is to reflect his knowledge of how God desires man or specifically himself to live onto his audience, God.
Pg. 35: St. Augustine seems to look back at his childhood with a sense that he wishes he would have been then like he is now. He still spouts theological philosophy, which at least for me detracts from the idea of this being an auto biography and more of a confession... there is a difference. The intention of this text is not to breakdown the authors life but merely an example to the God of how he understands his own religion.
Pg. 41: Gives the final closing for this chapter and institutes for one last time that his life is owed to God and that he wishes forgiveness and understanding from him. Going back to my previous post, six pages ago, this text does not demonstrate an attempt at an autobiography. St. Augustine is not recounting his life for the purpose of justly telling his own story. He is staying true to his intention of speaking with God to demonstrate his acceptance of him and his quest for forgiveness.
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I think that this does not fit you conventional clean cut autobiography by so and so but I do believe that this is definately autobio. You mention that confessions are different from autobio but how can sharing secrets of yourself not be autobio. His belief in God is what drove him to write these but more importantly his beliefs are a huge part of him and anything he my do or write pertaining to something so important to him can be considered somewhat autobio. This what a while back in the course and since then I have come to the conclusion just about anything can be argued as autobio...
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