Literature Analysis

Topic/Events

1}This book is about Shawn Carter commonly known as Jay Z it's an autobiography. In the book there are a wide range of topics that are covered. From his childhood growing up in New York to what influenced him to want to start rapping. Also what he saw, heard and experienced throughout his life.
2}I think the reason he chose to write the autobiography was just based on the fact that he finally felt like letting people know his life story. Before the book came out people did know certain things that happened in his life but not the whole story.
3}The reason I chose this book was because it was the only book at my house that I thought would be interesting. It wasn't my first choice but it wasn't a terrible choice. The book appealed to me because it would give me the chance to learn more about one of the most influential and successful people in the last decade.The thing that made me want to keep reading was just learning more and more about his life. And what made him want to start rapping.
4}The entire book was completely realistic nothing seemed to over the top. I didn't make to many connections with the book. But there were certain instances and situations in the book that did remind me of something that happened in my life or something that I've seen or read somewhere else.

People

1}The way he described people and events were exactly how you would expect him to do it. Especially when he did go into detail about a certain topic that you know he remembered instantly. His tone in the book does seem to vary time to time. But that only happens depending on the memory he has.Some things are going to be upbeat and some not. It just depends on how he recalls those moments and how he felt at that time.
2}Jay Z is tall, brown skin, short hair. He looks like any other person you would see on any other day. The only difference is that he is really famous.
3}During the book he directly characterizes certain people that he knows and remembers from his past. Whether it be his cousin who he remembers hanging out with and them both experiencing and seeing their first rap battle. Or even how the person sounded and talked about him when she criticized his music and what he was wearing.
4}I think his diction does change when he talks about a certain person. In some cases you can tell that the thought back to a certain memory is good just by the way he words it. But when his diction turns the opposite way you are also aware because he gives off that feeling. You just have to be aware of what you're reading and how it should be read.
5}He definitely is a dynamic character if he wasn't than the book wouldn't be worth reading. He had to be dynamic in order to grow as a person but also as a rapper. He wouldn't be the person that he is today without being able to change.


Style

1}He used a journalistic style to his writing there wasn't much foreshadowing to it. He just told of events and how he saw them.And in some cases in good vivid detail which would enable you to visualize what happened.
2}In many cases he uses long descriptive sentences in order for you to visualize what exactly went on. And I think that really allows you to be consumed by the story. Which will also probably make you appreciate the book a lot more. So without those descriptive sentences the book wouldn't be as good as it is.
3}I think what he does well is recalling the memory to the best of his capability. He wants to use great detail in order for you to understand the situations he was in. And he also seemed to want to use the right words in order to describe something he didn't want to seem to dilute it in any way.
4}I think he mainly uses what he can remember. There was some help from articles and news stories also that help set the story up. But it seemed to be a lot of just him thinking back to those moments in his life that he experienced.

The thing I expect to remember from the book is how his life was a journey. It took him a long time to become as successful as he is. And I think people who read the book can also look at that and see that becoming successful is a process. It is not something that is just going to happen over night just because you want it to happen.