This article attempts to examine the dialogical structure inherent in the personal essay, and to propose a vantage point, where the reader can first join with the addressee to engage in a more fruitful literary communication. First, the article examines the unique discourse structure of the personal essay, where the convergence of the writer's and the addresser's role is evident. Then, based on Bakhtin's idea of dialogicality, the author goes on to reveal the hidden framework of dialogue in the personal essay. The addressee's voice and roles, enacted by the text, are shown to call for readers' recognition and convergence before sensible literary communications may take place.