Narrative Nonfiction Essay

- The genre of this primary source is historical fiction being presented as narrative nonfiction. What I mean by this is that the work is considered by the author himself to be true and is thus presented and stylized to us in a way that is considered to be Narrative nonfiction. However, seeing as the source also delves into religious and spiritual idioms, it is also in many ways a religious writing.

- The source could also be considered in the mystery genre as the entire plot of the story hinges on the discovery of who or what is stalking the woman.

- Lastly the source could also exemplify the horror genre as the protagonist faces a potential great evil that lurks in the shadows.
- The best indicator for the time and date is when in the source a woman seeks aid from friars at a monastery. Friars and monastics were prevalent throughout the middle ages and were routinely sought …show more content…
This way they could prove the “superiority” of the Christian faith comparative to their local beliefs and put into question the might of their local spiritual leaders.
- I believe that the values being promoted by the author are that there are strong tangible benefits from monasticism as well as Christianity. These benefits are exemplified by the call for aid from the woman. Due to her piousness and duty to the church she was duly responded to with great haste.
- In comparison to the other sources, William of Newburgh: On Prodigies is similar to A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold in that both deal with issues of the afterlife on earth. Both sources have their resolutions resolved through faith and each sought salvation through different means. Both stories also have an individual or individuals tasked with helping others and thus helping promote the sense of compassion and respect one would hope to find when