Narrative Report Essay

In focusing on a narrative form that he terms as ludic, Newman looks at the work of the teasing inside joke and the enigma of the puzzle film. The word ludic was created around 1940 by psychologists as a way of describing the play of children, and applied to film, Newman informs us that this game-like form “… offers its own rewards, its own pleasures.” As a demonstration of these “pleasures,” Newman reads Pulp Fiction (1994) as a puzzle created for spectator entertainment, that uses the form of…

In the story “Those Who Walk Away From Omelas” that is written by Ursula Le Guin, the author opens the story by describing an ideal city, Omelas, full of happiness, joyfulness, and peacefulness. Omelas’ citizens are preparing to celebrate the upcoming summer festival. They have very good lives, almost free of troubles and problems that normal people usually have. The city seems to be free of rules and laws; people have no king controlling them, and they all seem to be equal. This is mentioned in…

How to Identify a Good Plot - Ketchersid There are five golden rules a plot follows in a movie in order to be good. Following these steps helps to insure the author did not forget any major parts and keeps the author from straying off the topic. Plot Skeleton -Ketchersid The first part component of a good plot is a good plot skeleton. A good plot must have several major plot points and the steps to resolve them. The skeleton itself does not consist of any details but they will be added into the…

In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses many styles and techniques to engage his reader. The intercalary chapters in between those of the Joad family experience is one example. John Steinbeck, through the addition of the aforementioned chapters, aimed to provide background knowledge and similar encounters so the reader could build knowledge of the topics within the novel. As I began reading, I found that it was difficult to keep up with the storyline and be able to understand the purpose of…

In both “the Bells,” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Haunted Mind,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne the authors use imagery and shifts in tone to convey a shared allegorical theme representing going through different stages in life. Both used similar imagery and shifts in syntax to create the feeling of being taken through different distinct stages. From the joy and purity shown in the first section, to the fear and regret of the next, both authors used subtle details to create an almost identical story in…

After Miss. Adela Strangeworth’s roses were cut she lost her mind. The atmosphere in her little town became gloomy, dark, dull without much life anywhere. Every single plant started to shrivel up and die. All the people seemed fine and didn’t notice the hellish storm they had released in the form of Miss Strangeworth. For the longest time everyone in the town thought that Miss Strangeworth was just the person that lived in the town for all her life, what they didn’t know was that the town…

The point of the view in the stories by Sandra Cisneros is usually 3rd person using the words, he, she, and it. The story in third person makes to reader connect to the reader’s emotions. “Salvador inside that wrinkled shirt, inside the throat and each time it speaks.” The author uses the personal pronoun it to describe Salvador because of his hard lifestyle that is described in the passage. I personally feel sad because I would refer to simple things as it (like the garbage can) and I would…

Yes, Grendel is an “unreliable narrator”. A reliable narrator has three main feature which include narrating the plot without interjecting opinion, having an authoritative voice in a narrative, and almost never a character within the story. The narrator, Grendel, break lacks all three of the main components of a “reliable narrator”, which makes him unreliable as a narrator. The first main characteristic of a reliable narrator is narrating a plot without voicing their own opinion. Grendel…

Mark Stewart’s, Passing Strange, is a semi-autobiographical rock musical that apprises the story of young man’s journey to find “the real.” In this play, Stew (Mark Stewart), tells the story of his younger self traveling from his home in Los Angeles to places such as Amsterdam and Berlin to become a great artist and musician. In this production, Stew has the conviction that “the real” cannot be obtained unless he perceives and witness’s different places from around the world. I watched a filmed…

Estrella’s character was one that is curious, vexed and distressed. She is curious as to why things are the way they are and why adults put so much emphasis on secrecy. Estrella is vexed because of the way she is treated. And she is distressed because it seems like she does not have a voice. The use of the literary devices such as imagery, symbolism, and tone offer great insight into Estrella’s mind and play a big role in the development of her character. Imagery is something the author uses…