What is the Difference Between a Biography and an Autobiography - The Writers For Hire

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BIOGRAPHY AND AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY? In our previous blog, we discussed the difference between an autobiography and a memoir, but what is the difference between an autobiography and a biography? Well, both are written accounts of a person’s life. There are some big differences that set them apart from each other, though. A biography: Is the story of a person’s lifeIs generally written by a person who did an in-depth study of someone else’s lifeCan be written with or without the consent of the subjectIs based on facts about the subject’s lifeIs usually written in third personIs objectiveHas the purpose of informing the audience An autobiography: Is the story of one’s own lifeIs generally written by (or with the help of) the subject matter Is usually written in first personIs based on facts about the subject’s lifeCan also include the subject’s thoughts and feelings about the events in their lifeIs subjectiveHas the purpose of informing and explaining the motivation behind the subject’s actions