Autobiographies and Succintness

Out of the three main parts that make up an autobiography: accuracy, succinctness, and liveliness, I believe that succinctness is the most vital element to an autobiography.  Sure, accuracy is needed because acts are there to support and build the story.  Liveliness keeps the story from being boring and bland.

Succinctness is what keeps the story short, sweet, and to the point.  It’s what keeps the story from being billions of pages long yet paints a better image in your mind.  It’s often used in poetry to create a feel of artistic flare.  It’s what makes the story more unique and creative.  For example, this is a sentence without succinctness: The grass is long, wavy and green; I liked it a lot, and it made me feel good.  First off, this sentence just sounds lame in general…  Let’s spice it up: The luscious, green grass tickled my nose subtly.  See?  Pretty much the same sentence, just in a less amount of words, and a more vivid picture is painted in the reader’s mind.  In conclusion, I believe that out of the three main parts of an autobiography, succinctness is the most important part.  It gives the story more flavor yet keeps the story short, sweet and to the point.