medieval action script. The story offers an intriguing world with warriors, Kings, witches, betrayal, forbidden love, and murder. There’s a solid theme about revenge that is well interwoven into the overall plot. Revenge stories are a tried and true concept. They are always a good framework for conflict, tension, and character transformation. Medieval stories also offer a world that is well liked. The idea of two families in conflict with each other is always a smart story choice. In fact,…
person or the other. The narrator from the “Everyday Use” Dee, Maggie, the narrator from “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” make decisions and sacrifices for one but they might not be the right ones and from that they learned from. In the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” the narrator was a young…
A personal narrative is a personal story. Remember that we have been talking about personal narratives? The word personal means that you own it. This is my personal sweater and these are my personal shoes. So, a personal story is a story about me. Can you say it with me class? “A personal narrative is a story about me. It has a beginning, a middle, and end. It also has to have describing words.” Before I write my personal narrative I want you to begin thinking about what good writers do.…
acquainted with a character that first seems, by all accounts, to be befuddled about existence and religion yet later appears to be more educated about religion and his own particular existentialist rationalities than alternate characters depicted in the story. This character, named The Misfit, speaks to the world and its skeptical propensities. He is the genuine impression of what our reality has truly transformed into and the musings and issues that our general public appearances. In "A Good…
selection of indigenous writers, Lee Maracle’s short essay “Oratory : Coming to Theory”, presented an incredibly unique and powerful point of view. For me, this piece was particularly impactful due to it’s perspective, her relation of theories to stories, and the deconstruction of language used in traditionally european theories. For generations, students of many different disciplines encounter theories that they must come to know intimately. Despite these disciplines being vastly different…
These three topics are very important when filming a movie. The Revenant had all three of these and they all correlated to make one great story. The story is all about his survival and the character development throughout the film makes connect and yearn for Hugh Glass. You find out throughout the story that he had already lost so much and to when he constantly goes through trials and tribulations it makes you hope that eventually something good will happen. Throughout…
It’s so easy to make up an elaborate tale and then project that onto the person who will standing across the ring from you. I’ve done it. There have been countless times were I’ve painted my opponents as the villain in my story. It gave me sufficient fuel to battle until all that self-manufactured hatred ran out. Then in the heart of the storm I would reach down and nothing was left. I’d worn myself out by trying so hard to hate for no reason at all that I did not have the…
with himself occurs in three stages. His insomnia at night, his characters he invents, and his interactions with his granddaughter Katya show the various states of his progress. While August is struggling to sleep his thought process and the story he creates a story for entertainment reveal his personal struggles and how he copes with them. Through August’s interactions with Katya, he is able to fully acknowledge his own issues and find a healthy way to cope with them. The novel moves from…
difficult situations. It acts as something to open a reader’s eyes. It shows that the happy ending or movie-like love story is fake. Things get in the way of love, which can bring you further and further apart, regardless if people love each other or not. This is a good read for others, because it provides a wake up call in a fun, gripping, and adventurous story. A good way to look at the story as you read is to note the extremely descriptive vocabulary and find the definitions. Also, note key…
natural. That is exactly what I did, I persevered and was able to submit a complete story. “Keep your head held high” I was told as I walked out of the room with a frown on my face. I had successfully written a story that contained a beginning, middle, and end; but it was not a story that I was proud of. The dramatic event that I wrote about was a car crash and an infant female who died. I believed that the story was not creative enough and that the judges would not enjoy…