The following paper compares and contrasts the fictional narrator's life and the life of the
author. It moves into how the
book begins and evolves into a story. From there, we are given various examples from the
author's youth regarding how his memories affected his development later in life, then on to a series of major
events in the book and how he perceived these events. From here, the essay begins to explain how and why he idealized so much of his life and cites many external sources to strengthen the thesis.