Historical fiction and biography are two genres that might appear very similar at first, but that are in fact quite different. Historical fiction, as the name describes, is fictional. This means that it does not describe facts or provable events. While it is based on history (hence the term "historical"), it does not claim to recreate history. An example of historical fiction would be <em>Outlander</em>, by Diana Gabaldon. On the other hand, biographies are based on the life of a person who lived in the past. These are mostly factual and are based on research of events that happened and people that did exist. Therefore, these more closely resemble reality.
Julia Alvarez is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic and she dreams of integrating into the American society so well, that no one can tell where she is from. "I just wanted to be Judy and merge with the Sallys and the Janes in my class." Although she was born in New York, her features and skin color give away her heritage.
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