A Well-Told Story
Read first to enjoy the story. Remembered event essays are autobiographical stories that recount an important event in the writer’s life; the best ones are first and fore- most a pleasure to read. A well-told story
arouses curiosity and suspense by structuring the narrative around conflict, building to a climax, and leading to a change or discovery of some kind;
is set in a specific time and place, often using dialogue to heighten immediacy and drama;
lets readers into the narrator’s point of view (written in the first person I ) and enables readers to empathize and possibly identify with the writer.