... as a person. Therefore, there are circumstances when a writer's personal experience can influence the story told in their novel, with changing the narrative and characters to transform a personal experiences into a realistic fictional story. Stephen Crane is a prime example of this approach in his short story "The Open Boat". This story was inspired from his personal experience of his survival of in a ... shipwreck tragedy he experienced while he was traveling for work. The personal experience can create a significantly more realistic vibe to a story that readers can relate to. A main ...

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