Every book, story, and poem has a message. This message is portrayed in different ways. This message is usually relates to the theme of the story. Most of the decisions humans make revolve around something they have experienced in the past. In Arthurs W. Franks “Letting Stories Breath: A Socio-Narratology”, he brings up the concept of how stories affect people’s reality and what is their true meaning. His excerpts are tied into Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Wife of Bath’s Tale in different ways. Each story is different but one thing they have in common is that they all influenced the readers’ thoughts. This impact is what associates all three stories to Arthurs W. Frank’s assertions.
Explanation #1: Interpretation of Letting …show more content…
She describes her life and her bad experience with husbands. She had five husbands and all of them died. She also describes how she would gain control over them. Moreover, she starts telling the tale of young knight who was part of King Arthur’s court to. She tells this particular story to prove her point. She thinks that a man is happier when the woman is in control. The Wife of Bath’s Tale is similar to Sir Gawain and The Green Knight because they both contain very good messages to the reader. The difference here is that the message is given in the text. Arthur Franks states that stories work for the people, and in this particular story that can relate. Instead of given the reader life changing reflection, it gave a specific group of individuals’ advice. According to Rebecca Chamberlain, “Stories help humankind to understand, reinterpret, and reframe the meanings that under-gird their existence” (The Power of stories, 15). Additionally, if the reader was a woman this could potentially change their view when it comes to relationships. Similar to what Chamberlain said, it helped reinterpret what the significance of a relationship is and what each partner’s role should be. This would of not had happened if it wasn’t for the real significance of the
Explanation #1: Interpretation of Letting …show more content…
She describes her life and her bad experience with husbands. She had five husbands and all of them died. She also describes how she would gain control over them. Moreover, she starts telling the tale of young knight who was part of King Arthur’s court to. She tells this particular story to prove her point. She thinks that a man is happier when the woman is in control. The Wife of Bath’s Tale is similar to Sir Gawain and The Green Knight because they both contain very good messages to the reader. The difference here is that the message is given in the text. Arthur Franks states that stories work for the people, and in this particular story that can relate. Instead of given the reader life changing reflection, it gave a specific group of individuals’ advice. According to Rebecca Chamberlain, “Stories help humankind to understand, reinterpret, and reframe the meanings that under-gird their existence” (The Power of stories, 15). Additionally, if the reader was a woman this could potentially change their view when it comes to relationships. Similar to what Chamberlain said, it helped reinterpret what the significance of a relationship is and what each partner’s role should be. This would of not had happened if it wasn’t for the real significance of the