Blogging as the New Autobiography

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The presentation of the story of Jane's childhood through a modernized diary in the form of a personal micro-blog-- a blog with relatively short entries and smaller files than traditional blog-- helps to tell it in a manner that is not only more realistic, being presented as the present through the eyes of a child, but also more accessible and engaging to the modern reader by being moved from its Victorian setting to modern times. The creation of such a blog provides the character of Jane with the psychological benefits of social interaction and self-disclosure, or the revealing of personal elements of oneself such as thoughts or emotions, while at the same time providing a virtual for fans to interact and connect with the character, as well as with each other.
The creation of Jane's Tumblr account allows for her story to be told through her eyes at the time. Nothing is seen as more or less important because of the benefit of hindsight, and emotions are not muted or exaggerated because of the effects of the passage of time. The micro-blog approach also allows readers (or in this case, followers) to see into the mind of Jane at the time that the events of her life are happening- to see what worries and thoughts and hopes she has that have not faded over the years. The extent of the effect of the events of Jane's youth can only be truly understood in this way. Furthermore, the act of maintaining a social media account and practicing reflective journaling in the form of a personal blog could have a great influence on the character and mindset of the modern Jane.
In “I Blog, Therefore I Am,” David Kline discusses the purposes behind and the impact resulting from personal and commercial blogging. Kline observes that the practice o...

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