Should I include reconstructed speeches in my autobiography?
For my personal autobiography, I’m not sure how many reconstructed speeches I could really put in it, seeing as I haven’t heard many in my lifetime.
Words from my parents, in my mind, are important not only because they are directed towards me and sometimes me alone, but also because readers of my autobiography can have samples of how I was brought up. This would hopefully help them get a better feel for my character, provided I write things in an easy-to-understand way.
School lectures that I find interesting might be something I could put in my book as well.
Putting speeches in my story would also have to be consistent with the theme of my autobiography, which I believe my book should have.
To conclude, autobiographies are for people who’ve done things that are worthy of people’s attention. Something that can change the world. I don’t think that’s something for me.
As far as adding reconstructed speeches to my book goes, it may or may not be a good idea, depending on how my overall story goes. They can either be helpful to readers or an unnecessary, boring detail about my life that won’t have a huge effect.