In “Getting Personal,” Irene Taylor discusses how the personal essay comes from one’s true feelings. The real events in a person’s life can be talked about in one’s essay so readers can relate or compare their own lives to the writer’s. Irene makes a good point at doing this when she says,
“I finally let go of the job I had struggled so long to keep. There’s something
about being a member of the working class and finding yourself
among the working poor that puts your life in perspective. You have
little time to recognize or even cope with the loss of a job. Your first
priority is to meet your financial responsibilities in any manner available
to you. When I left my job I had no options for work save the world
of temp services—minimum wage, no benefits, and no long-term
security.” (Irene, Getting Personal, Pg. 22)
The reason I see this as a good point is because I can relate to her writing now. She writes about how she lost her job, but instead of grieving and feeling sorrow, she gains a level-head and understands her priorities in her life. I have never lost a job and had to worry about finances, but there have been situations where I had no choice but to cut my luck and start fresh. This is similar to what Irene talks about, she understands her present dilemma and buckles down and gets to work.
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