My Chosen Genre - The Essay

I know that we just did essays, but this time I am writing a completely different kinds of essay. My last one was very informative and scientific, but this one will be more creative and, of course, call for change. 

The kind of essay I am describing is sometimes called a Descriptive Essay, which means there is a lot of descriptions of the setting, and of people. Also, there is a lot of use of metaphors and similes and often is a personal story.

A lot of different kinds of people write these essays - we read a few of them for class a few weeks ago. Also, like I brought up in class, one example is Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place." Mostly the reason for writing them is to call for social change (lik Kincaid's), or to bring attention to something not many people know about or realize. They are often published in literary magazines, and are sometimes able to reach a wider audience that way. 

I have a lot of freedom in this genre. There are so many kinds of essays--I can really write whatever I want however I want to. I am choosing to write it to bring attention to an issue that I find important that most people never think about. I am bringing in a lot of personal stories to make it interesting and more real for the reader. 

Sources: Along with our in class resources and course packet, I read an essay called "How to say nothing in 500 words."