Narrative Report Essay

Neil Gaiman’s novel The Golden Compass was brought to life in a film. While the film is a great representation of the novel, there were distinct differences between the two; such as the means surrounding the alethiometer, and the ending. The movie was an adaptation of the novel, so obviously there would be differences. But some of the changes made were not for the best intention of the story. Both platforms of the story portrayed the plot well, but the book was far superior to the movie. As…

The powerful nature of discovery engenders individuals to be holistically transformed; in ways of emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual significance. Such discovery relies wholly on the individual, and their willingness to challenge preconceived assumptions they may hold. Good Morning Year 12. Ivan O’Mahoney’s hybrid documentary “Go Back to Where You Came From” explores emotional and intellectual responses of individuals to confronting humanitarian experiences. Hence, my presentation…

reader cannot help but be curious by the way in which the narrator tells the story of Miss Emily. Faulkner constantly uses the word “we" to describe the feelings of the townspeople and their suspicions of Miss Emily. In this essay, the effect of this narrative style will be examined through close textual analysis. In ‘A Rose for Emily,’ the author uses multiple point of view’s. First person to represent the dialogue coming directly from a character(s) in the story, which involves the use of…

focus on and analyze. Pulse points are probably different for every reader, but there were many parts of the story that were highly engaging which I felt propelled the story forward for me. Because Ilium is a braided narrative, it contained more pulse points than other single narrative stories. There is more than just one protagonist in the book, and so, there are several significant turning points in Ilium. There are several ways to drive a story forward. Use of dialogue, character…

Morgue,” places several ideas in juxtaposition with each other in order to make a point. The beginning commentary about several board games and the mental faculties they require, according to narrator, sets the stage for the following murder mystery narrative in the short story. By doing so, Poe is using two seemingly unrelated topics, which could be seen as quite crass in being compared to each other, in order to draw distinctions between several abstract concepts. First off, by interjecting…

Newspaper account vs. Short story. When discussing an essay for the two contrasting Stephen Crane texts, it is imperative that we realize each text was written to serve a different purpose. “Stephen Crane’s Own Story” is the first text written, and it is by and large a newspaper account, an informative piece chronicling Crane’s own experience aboard the Commodore (filibustering arms) up until the moment it fatally sank. On the other hand, “The Open Boat” is a short story at heart, intended to be…

How can a first person perspective affect a story? In both “Black beauty” and “The georges and the jewels” the narrator describes their experiences and form this shapes the character.They have a very similar style of using a first person perspective. Though this we saw how the characters saw the people around them, and learn from experiences. “Humanizing “ both human and nonhuman characters. Though they do share some similar features they do have few big differences. Firstly Both “Black beauty…

Authors love to include deeper meanings in their text. Often engaging the reader to think deeper and re-read the text. They include these to symbolize a deeper meaning to what they are said to be, often pertaining to real life.L. Frank Baum constantly uses color throughout his novels. Using them as symbols for his characters and setting. Each color has a purpose and is made know to, they also play a crucial role and symbolize something greater. First of all, L. Frank Baum was obsessed with…

The murder mystery novel 'the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' (2003), written by Mark Haddon, chronicles the adventures of Christopher Boone, a fifteen year old mathematical genius who struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. A number of distinctive traits build up Haddon's character Christopher, comprising of his thoughts and views, ambitions, and character defects. He is revealed to have a unique perspective of the world, a growing…

Michael Haneke is a unique filmmaker, his films are often easy to recognise as they are quite specific to him as a director, and usually his films focus on different issues in society and enlighten those who have next to no knowledge on specific events or issues. His films always contain hidden messages and deep meaning, usually more than meets the eye, these act as “statements against the American ‘barrel down’ cinema” . Haneke places these meanings within his films to force the audience to…