Akash Mullick Narrative Analysis Fall 2017
My narrative, “Always There For You,” is a realistic fiction story about a middle schooler named Ziggy. Ziggy moved from Kingston, Jamaica, to a small town in Nebraska in the middle of seventh grade. He found it hard to fit in at first, but luckily, two of his classmates, whose names were David and Henry, were friendly with him. Unfortunately, he also got to know Brett, who took great pleasure in harassing him. Tensions between Brett and Ziggy culminated in a fight, which was successfully broken up by Henry. The underlying theme of the narrative is that a real friend is always there for you.
The greatest conflict in the narrative occurred when Ziggy ran into Brett in the cafeteria, which caused Brett’s lunch to fly from his tray and onto his clothes. Brett responded by pushing Ziggy forcefully, and would have tried to hurt him if Henry hadn’t stepped in. Ziggy has an internal conflict over whether or not to sit next to Brett during lunch, because the only open spot at …show more content…
By doing this, I was able to communicate a strong theme in just a few pages, while Achebe was able to illustrate multiple themes in great detail throughout a much larger novel. Like Achebe, I used dialogue to develop secondary characters in my narrative. For example, the reader can understand that David and Henry are friendly, based on the way they talked when they introduced themselves. Henry tells Ziggy, “hey, sorry we didn’t get a chance to introduce ourselves in the gym,” which is meant to show that he is sincere, not menacing. Achebe showed the inquisitive nature of Ezinma when she asked her mother, “is it true that when people are grown up, fire does not burn them?” When her mother said yes, she asked why Nwoye’s mother dropped her pot of hot soup then
My narrative, “Always There For You,” is a realistic fiction story about a middle schooler named Ziggy. Ziggy moved from Kingston, Jamaica, to a small town in Nebraska in the middle of seventh grade. He found it hard to fit in at first, but luckily, two of his classmates, whose names were David and Henry, were friendly with him. Unfortunately, he also got to know Brett, who took great pleasure in harassing him. Tensions between Brett and Ziggy culminated in a fight, which was successfully broken up by Henry. The underlying theme of the narrative is that a real friend is always there for you.
The greatest conflict in the narrative occurred when Ziggy ran into Brett in the cafeteria, which caused Brett’s lunch to fly from his tray and onto his clothes. Brett responded by pushing Ziggy forcefully, and would have tried to hurt him if Henry hadn’t stepped in. Ziggy has an internal conflict over whether or not to sit next to Brett during lunch, because the only open spot at …show more content…
By doing this, I was able to communicate a strong theme in just a few pages, while Achebe was able to illustrate multiple themes in great detail throughout a much larger novel. Like Achebe, I used dialogue to develop secondary characters in my narrative. For example, the reader can understand that David and Henry are friendly, based on the way they talked when they introduced themselves. Henry tells Ziggy, “hey, sorry we didn’t get a chance to introduce ourselves in the gym,” which is meant to show that he is sincere, not menacing. Achebe showed the inquisitive nature of Ezinma when she asked her mother, “is it true that when people are grown up, fire does not burn them?” When her mother said yes, she asked why Nwoye’s mother dropped her pot of hot soup then