Journal Brad Benioff,`Rick`

Everyone of us has had some experiences that will remain in our memory for the rest of our life . Brad Benioff in his autobiographic essay Rick ' retells exactly this sort of personal experience that he had while training for a high school water polo team . In frames of this short story the author manages not only to provide a very detailed account of events , but as well includes an impressive emotional coloring that enables readers as if to relive the events that Brad went through From the first sight , the author of the

story underwent what happens with many of people of his age - the challenging and demanding nature of sport as a sphere of activity in which weakness is despised while strength is only taken for granted without much appraisal . This situation may lead somebody , as was the case with Brad Benioff , to the psychological state when a motivation must be found to continue one`s pursuit in sports . For Brad such a motivation , and a very powerful one for that matter , was offered by his coach Rick Rezinas . Moreover , the author of the story himself became aware and appreciative of the influence that coach had had on him only much later , when he already became a prominent player

Now , aside from the outline general plot of the autobiographic essay , in the story told by Brad Benioff we can find signs left by the author that justify the placement of this narrative to the category of exemplary autobiographic writing . For one , the story Rick ' by virtue of presenting the past events in the retrospective offers readers an instructive lesson of how things may be different when viewed from the different perspective later in life . At the same time , this story is also a great example of how intriguing and appealing a sincere personal account can be for readers who even do not know the author personally which proves that the literary genre of autobiography is very potent

Sources

Benioff , B . Rick . In Axelrod , R , B , Cooper , C , R , and Warriner A (2004 . Reading

Critically , Writing Well : A Reader and Guide . Bedford , pp . 59-64

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