1.+Who+is+the+story+about?

Who is this story about?

"Perspectives on Fear" is about the writer, Saskia Verlaan, who has trouble sleeping and is working on overcoming her fears that haunt her everyday life. It is made apparent that "Perspectives on Fear" is about Saskia Verlaan because by definition a memoir is about the author.

__**Evidence:**__
 * The reader could identify the author in the memoir by taking note of the use of first person. The following are two quotes that exemplify this.

1. "I lie in bed for hours while my mind churns through endless streams of fragmented thoughts and memories, bits of brain matter that i do not have time for in my waking life."

2. "I was eight when I got lost at the Grand Canyon."