What are some examples of autobiographical material in literature?According to my teacher: Some writers, while not choosing the genre of...

Much fiction is based on read event and then adapted later
by a writer who lived them.  Here are some more
examples:

The Things They Carried: Tim
O'Brien is a character (persona) in his own story which deals with his real-life
experiences in Vietnam and after as a writer.

The
Old Man and the Sea: Hemingway bases this novella on his observations of an
old fisherman in Cuba where he lived for many
years.

The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald
himself is an amalgam of Nick and Gatsby.  His wife, Zelda, is very close to
Daisy.

Trifles and "A Jury of Her
Peers": Susan Glaspell bases her play and short story on a real murder of a husband by a
wife that she noted as a court reporter.

The
Catcher in the Rye: though this is not autobiographical in terms of plot,
Salinger is very much like Holden was a teen.  Salinger also writes himself into the
book at Mr. Antolini.  Here's some other
matchups:

I.
Salinger vs.
Holden

A. both born and raised in
NYC

B. both attend schools and fail to graduate
(Holden-prep school; Salinger-college)

C. both have parents
of different religious faiths

D. both have well-to-do
parents

E. both underwent treatment (Holden-psychiatric;
Salinger-post war stress)

F. both isolate themselves from
others (Holden runs away; Salinger is a recluse in N.H.)