The difference between "Eye" and "I"

I had never really noticed before that there are two dominant types of writing-the "Eye" and the "I".  To some, this may be a bit confusing and hard to distinguish the two.  Maybe other readers interpret them differently. An "I" writing differs in the sense that the author is telling a story that involves them directly, almost as if it is an autobiography.  One of the first essays that we were assigned to read, Lucy Grealy's Mirrorings, is solely based upon her personal experiences, thoughts, and feelings.  She is not writing about anything that was portrayed in the media. She is simply writing from her heart and mind.

 From my readings, I gathered that an "Eye" writing often involves another person, the story behind them, or something involving outside sources, such as the media.   The stories that were assigned for us to read last week by Lowry, Vowell, and Bellow, are all different examples of "Eye" writings.  For instance, Beverly Lowry's essay, Secret Ceremonies of Love and Death, is a narrative story about Karla Faye Brown.  While Lowry does discuss herself and her involvement with Brown, the essay focuses mainly on Brown and her effect that she holds on Lowry.  "Eye" writings usually involve a recount of a significant event that has happened, and usually involves other people other than the writer themselves.  Bellow's essay, Graven Images, is the result of his perceptions and ideas gathered from the media.  He is basing his thoughts on facts, and stresses the idea of "modern image making" (176).  Vowell's essay, What He Said There, also is based on actual events and images that she personally visually encountered.  

Every essay that I have read so far have made me realize that creative non fiction writing has no boundaries.  Every writer is different, and every reader interprets things in a different way.