That the essayist’s persona is as constructed as any other author’s ought to be obvious. But until Carl Klaus, few seemed aware of it. More
"But the 'person' in a personal essay is a written construct, a fabricated thing, a character of sorts — the sound of its voice a byproduct of carefully chosen words, its recollection of experience, its run of thought and feeling, much tidier than the mess of memories, thoughts, and feelings arising in one’s consciousness."
– Made-Up Self: Impersonation in the Personal Essay
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