What I took from these readings was a strong importance and focus on minute details. These details, though mundane can bring about a number of different emotional responses and aid the author in creating a desired emotion for the reader. Lott's definition of CNF allows for flexibility in form while addressing the needs to write CNF. The three assigned readings address a need for the author to express childhood memories of important events through a narrowed perspective.
Simic's read was especially interesting. It appeared to be a bunch of random memories in succession that tracked his life. Each short spurt of story-telling reveals a hint of his personality and gives us a unique perspective on events that occur ed in Nazi era Europe. Cofer's piece follows her coming of age story and her family history fleeing Cuba for the Brooklyn during the Cold War, while Atwoods' creative nonfiction piece follows her thoughts and short stories about the female body and womanhood. Each story has a unique tale to tell and each story uses and offers up different techniques.
These readings have helped open my eyes to a few more possibilities within creating my definition of CNF, and have allowed me to get a broader scope on what can be CNF. CNF for all of these authors is very personal. It is a personal journey that helps them to a broader understanding and gives us insight into their thoughts and personalities while also incorporating a much broader scheme of things with historical events.
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