Can the author of an autobiography, or the author of fiction, manipulate the reader?

answers1: Yes, and in a way, all good writers do. Any book where the
author creates a believable character that the reader sympathizes with
is manipulating the audience. The readers see the story from the point
of view the author gives them, and they base their opinions on this
information. So, from a certain standpoint, all writers manipulate
their readers, because no one can ever provide a story from every
possible perspective.
answers2: yes they can and often due show the person they are writing
about in the way that they want them to be seen. think about it have
you ever read a book that portrays Hitler as anything but a monster?
how about a book on Marten Luther king that portrays him as anything
but a hero? it is an authors job to make you see things the way they
want you to. that is what makes books so great.
answers3: A classic example are Agatha Christie's novels 'And then
there were none' and 'Murder on the orient express'. <br>
To disclose selectively the facts to the reader and lead him up the
garden path is a technique that creates suspense and surprise which
makes stories more exciting. <br>
In an autobiography, which is supposed to be non-fiction, it comes
across as lying
answers4: The author of an autobiography really SHOULDN'T manipulate
the reader, but they do. But fiction writers can do it as much as
they please, story is theirs to mold and play with. <br>
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However, on the flipside of autobiography is memoir. In a memoir, you
are more than welcome to say whatever you want about an event or time
period in your life, completely from your perspective and however you
wish the reader to see it.
answers5: They often do.