• Writing essays means
checking. Using this genre, the author checks what he thinks, and manifests it
in an informal manner, making it almost like a written conversation between
himself and the reader, with the complicity of pen and paper.
• The essay is an open
construction, and it’s known for being supported by the author’s point of view;
it implies a responsibility to expose their own ideas and opinions, backing
them with the compromise of their personal signature.
• It’s a subjective
genre, and can even be partial. Usually, the author’s purpose is to persuade
the reader of his particular views.
• It’s a free form and
rebels against all rules. It makes space for doubts, commentary and even
anecdotes and experiences of whoever is writing it.
• In the essay, the
author is not trying to exhaust the subject, but rather to expose his thoughts.
It’s a reflection.
• The author writes
about something familiar to him, something that’s already part of him.
• The essay
encompasses all of these alternatives, but also demands rigor.
