Describe in your own words why you think rousseau decided to write Confessions

Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau decided to write "Confessions" at a time in which autobiographies did not exist. Before his, only Augustine and Saint teresa had written their autobiographies but based on their religious work rather than their personal lives. As a result, Rousseau determined to create a narrative of his own life because he wanted to innovate in a new literary genre, he desired to express his inner feelings and describe himself as the real man he was. Besides, he wished to give account of his life experiences, including embarrasing moments.

Rousseau decided to write "Confessions" as his autobiography, a genre barely explored at the time. He wrote in a confessional and philosophical way to present a chronicle of the experiences that formed his personality Seems as Rousseau realized the unique nature of his project, as it is stated in its opening words: "I have resolved on an enterprise which has no precedent and which, once complete, will have no imitator. My purpose is to display to my kind a portrait in every way true to nature, and the man I shall portray will be myself."