According to our textbook there are five features that make up good narrative writing which are the following a clear context, well-chosen and thoughtfully emphasized details; logical organization; a consistent point of view; and a meaningful purpose. Michael Dirda the author of the narrative essay “Listening to My Father” follows all of these rules. Dirda clearly expresses the context of his narrative he states who the story is about which is him and his father where it took place which was his childhood home and when which was when he was a child. From the moment Dirda began his narrative essay he was very descriptive and detail oriented. He had well-chosen and emphasized details. when Dirda was describing his father’s routine he included
