Week 7 Post

This week, I really found myself enchanted by The Story of Caroline Calloway and her Ghostwriter Natalie. From the beginning to the end, I feel like I truly understood Natalie’s story and point of view. Furthermore, her own view of social media was of particular interest to me. For example, she described herself as a ghostwriter. While she did help write the memoir, I think more importantly, she was the one to kickstart Calloway’s instagram account. I also loved how she remarked that she felt like she was moving into non-fiction journaling on social media. She tried to say that she was different than all of the other writing majors in her year, both by being a girl and by running an instagram account. Not to mention the way that you saw Caroline’s story come apart as Natalie got closer and closer to her. I believe that Natalie said it best in the beginning. Caroline was not as much a good friend as a person who had adventures. Caroline gave Natalie good stories. But instead of simply writing those stories, Natalie got hooked on social media culture. She found herself almost wanting to become Natalie. I really think this emphasized how social media can affect one’s writing. I believe that as horrible as the experiences Natalie went through were, they did allow her to grow as a person and as a writer.