Personal experiences play a huge part in shaping one’s perspectives and ideals on art and literature. It broadens and widens our understanding of literature. It encompasses us with varied emotions and whirlpool of feelings. An author is able to jot down his experiences and is able to come up with compelling stories full of life. One is able to write realistic pieces because of the occurrences in one’s life. Personal experiences not only frame the literal mind of a person but also influence the psyche of an author. Aspects in one’s life then become the part of the written record of the genius.

Harriet Jacobs is one true paragon, whose life and perspectives were well documented in her masterpiece ” The incidents in the life of a slave girl”. The author’s resilience and thought process is much discussed in this piece.

Personal influences also alters the mind’s of great poets like Emily Dickinson whose life and mysticism has impacted her writings in the best ways possible. In conclusion art may be influenced by many factors but one of the main factor has to be personal accounts of an individual.