Examples of Narrative Essays

Scotland's Superman Few words are more abused in Hollywood than historical and epic. While historical is such a broad term that can refer to anything in the past, epic is often the colloquial of anything that’s awesome. However, when the words combine they form a favored genre of moviegoers. According to FilmSite.org, “A historical epic is defined as film that takes a historical, mythic, heroic figure, and adds an extravagant setting accompanied by lavish costumes and a grand musical score.”…

Socratic Seminar 1. Human beings as a whole have a seemingly infinite capacity for ego. Our arrogance tends to be our greatest flaw. In what ways is Wroblewski weaving the concept of ego into his novel? Which characters are impacted by their ego, and how does this concept affect the meaning of the story as a whole? What does Wroblewski have to say about the nature of people- and of the Universe? Wroblewski weaves the concept of ego in this novel by portraying the Sawtelles as almost like…

Martin Evan’s interview with Ken Loach about the Gillo Pontecorvo film, Evans says “[Loach’s] film-making is committed to a realist style; one that strives to give a voice to ordinary people and their daily lives.” The Pontecorvo film as an early example of postcolonial film is a good place to start when looking at The Wind that Shakes the Barley. What makes these films similarly peculiar is their obvious stance as outsider directors telling a story that is not their own. Both films introduce a…

Critiques of social circumstances firmly rooted in reality may seem to be more appropriately suited by arguments with foundations in fact rather than fiction, but there is also much to be said about the merits of storytelling in these social commentaries. Reason and fantasy do not have to be separate to make an effective and compelling case. Fiction can aid the truth by putting emphasis on certain aspects of it, modeling what could be, and eliciting an emotional response from the audience. In…

"Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" is a fantastic narrative with lots of individual, thoughts, feelings, and changes throughout. There are two different explanations/stories in which this story is told, the first one is a regular book story and the other is a radio-play both by Ray Bradbury. The two plots are very similar with diverse differential differences within each…

boot camp scenes, feel very different than the combat scenes that make up the larger segment of the picture. Those boot camp scenes are by far better, making this divide more noticeable and problematic. One of the reasons for this is that the loose narrative structure employed during the training is merely a nagging issue, but in the Vietnam section it becomes a full-fledged flaw as the latter hour of this movie is just a collection of set pieces that help Kubrick convey his…

outlook on life, but importantly change those around them. Browne conveys this message not only through text, but also relies heavily on his illustration of each voice’s perspective to create a complex story through a simply narrative and detailed illustrations. For example, the son, Charles, sees the park as in the beginning of his journey as dark and lonely standing in his mother’s shadow, looking around the dead trees with despair. He comments that his dog was…

In any piece of work, different lenses allow the reader to assume different perspectives of the work and therefore acquire unique meanings. Pamela Zoline chose to write the short story “The Heat Death of the Universe” in a manner that allows the reader to choose their own lens to read with. For instance, the short story can be read as a play about the progression of Sarah Boyle’s suicidal thoughts to reveal more about her character. The aspect of this work being a play is highlighted with…

The chapter “‘You’ll Never Believe What Happened’ Is Always a Good Place to Start” from the Native Narrative “The Truth About Stories” by Thomas King explores the twisting path of how stories configure who we are, how we interpret, and how we interact with the world around us. Thomas King uses detailed examples in his writing that exceed what he is trying to say. For instance, as a narrator, he tells a story about the moment he discovered what happened to his Father. The narrator's Father…

The story is told through the authors thoughts and actions. He brings reality to it by living through an awkward situation where he must interact with a stranger who happens to be blind. This is very essential in the book because he uses his own narrative perspective with every situation. The narrator must find ways to keep conversation going without seeming rude. The author accomplishes this by giving the reader insight on what Robert is…