Frank Conroy

Growing up is a major part of everyone’s life. People learn life lessons from getting older and experiencing life at its best and worst; however the most important lessons of life can be learned at these times. Stop Time, a memoir of Frank Conroy’s life, uses a creative style of writing to get the readers attention. Frank Conroy wrote his autobiography in the style of a very descriptive and eventful story, unlike the stereotypical chronological list of events that many autobiographical authors use. Conroy chose to use his most memorable experiences and mold them into a story of his childhood. Childhood is the most important part of a persons life because the events that happen at this time sets up what people will be like when they grow up. Conroy uses 1st person throughout the novel to bring a sense of warmth and closeness to the main character, Frank. The story allows the readers to experience all that Frank experiences from his childhood to becoming a young college man.
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