Chapter 3 Reflection: Writing to Change the World

     In chapter 3 from Writing to Change the World the author talks about speech and how everyone has their own voice. According to Pipher, the desire to communicate comes from our senses and urge to socialize and express our ideas (Pipher 42). Also, she talks about the library of the self and this is referring to our many hardships and memories, each having its own story to tell. This helps people understand more about themselves and others. It is very important to writing because we can take those memories and write them on paper.
     The importance of self-exploration is that we must first know ourselves before we start to write our ideas down in a story. If we do not even know who we are then how do we expect others to know us and understand our ideas. Ginsberg's "surprise mind" is a way that our ideas are new and fresh and can be put down on paper with ease. The two types of writers are the ones that can write freely with no writers block and also the type that struggles with writing and cannot seem to recall their ideas.
     One idea from the chapter that is most important to me is how Pipher explains that you must know thyself before anyone else can know you. This goes for books as well, if you do not know yourself then how do you expect to write stories about your past experiences and even your ideas.