• Bhavya Rattan

Autobiographies chart the growth of an individual from childhood to maturity and thus establish the significance of the phase of childhood in the physical and mental development of a person. While different type of life writing discourses like men, women, and queer life narrative treats the phase of childhood differently, reading these variant life writings together helps us to understand the significance of the phase of childhood and its effects on people belonging to different sects and sections of society. The present paper attempts to read Rousseau’s Confessions, and Franklin’s Autobiography in continuation to Binodini Dasi and A. Revathi's life narrative to note the similarities and differences in childhood experiences they had. The study aims to highlight the significance of childhood in the development of an individual while asserting how the socio-political and cultural forces shape an individual perception and psyche.

Autobiographies, childhood, growth and development, women's life writing practices, queer narratives

"Childhood and Play: Charting the Significance of the Phase of Childhood in Life-Writing Practices", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.d405-d411, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210364.pdf

"Childhood and Play: Charting the Significance of the Phase of Childhood in Life-Writing Practices", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppd405-d411, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210364.pdf