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What does it mean?
Miller states that his writing explores private problems that turn into public disasters.
In plain terms
I write about personal struggles that become big public problems.
What can you take from it?
Private dilemmas often become public calamities.

Where it applies

  • author interviews
  • book introductions
  • literary critiques

Putting it to work

  • explore personal themes
  • connect private to public

Questions to consider

  • What personal issues affect society?
  • How do private and public worlds meet?

Another view

Not all private issues escalate to public importance.

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