Characters by role in the narrative structure

The main plot focus in this genre is the romantic love story between the characters or the search and revival of love. In their journey, lovers often face obstacle that keep them from being together and threaten to destroy their union. Similar to everyday life, tensions often arise between loved ones in the plot of the story. Ilsa…

Arthur Penn’s 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, the characters aid in reinforcing the “unconscious of patriarchal society” (Mulvey 14). American society is structured upon a patriarchal system which recognizes the male as the authoritative figure with power over the female and mainstream cinema helps to reinforce these ideas onto the audience (dictionary). Using Laura Mulvey’s Theory of ‘the Gaze’, I will demonstrate how Arthur Penn’s depiction of the characters Bonnie Parker, Blanche Barrow and Clyde…

Narrative structure is an important aspect of a film and its analysis provides answers to many questions concerning the story and the plot. First of all, there are three kinds of narratives described in Screen Media Analyzing Film and Television: fragmented narratives, multi-strand narratives and classical narration (157). The last type can be found in a war film Platoon directed by Oliver Stone. By definition, classical narration consists of a protagonist, whose actions can be seen as they…

follows a platoon of soldiers as they complete a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The filmmaker follows the men and observes each personally as the war progresses. This is done through the use of camera work, graphics, editing and sound. Mentz (2010) structures the story of the documentary chronologically. This is shown by onscreen text. He begins by filming the solders preparing, their final goodbye to loved ones, time at the camp, challenges they face and the next six months of duty before they…

philosopher. His theory has developed on the point of self as a narrative animal. It defines the analysis of Language on human’s life. He emphasizes our presence (self) is really understandable unless we can place it in a narrative context. For instance, if a person starts to say something randomly we cannot understand unless we think about meaning or context. He believes the personal identities should explain or must have a narrative structure. He compares our actions are episodes in…

progression to the narrative structure. There is also a chronology to it although there are times where there are flashbacks or mention of things that happen later but other than that it pretty much follows the order in which the events happen. The first part of the narrative structure would be the morning of Santiago’s death. The morning is pretty much mentioned and elaborated on in the first chapter. Several characters are also mentioned in this chapter. One of the main characters in the…

Studies, it is significant to state the difference between the narrative and story. According to K. R. Jennings (2015) “A story is a structured narrative. It has a beginning, middle and end. It typically contains other ingredients too, like characters and a plot.” Furthermore Jennings states that “a narrative, on the other hand, is a sequence of events. It has no standard form or structure. No distinct beginning or end.” Simply put, narrative is principally the order in which something is placed…

ugly, larger-than-life, monstrous body raises complex questions of motherhood, fatherhood, gender, and narrative. He says that in Frankenstein, a monstrous body is created that brings about many questions concerning if the monster will be treated differently by society. The story brings up question of what a monster really is and how it relates to the story Frankenstein. The narrative structure of Frankenstein involves different frameworks throughout the story that give different perceptions…

of irony, satire, personification and most interestingly narrative framing. Framing was a popular technique used to store smaller stories with in this bigger narrative, but the way Chaucer framed his tale added uniqueness to the Canterbury tales. Every character had their own distinctive voice and personality. In the beginning of the general prologue, Geoffrey Chaucer the author lays out the story line, for us introducing the main narrative frame. The narrator a pilgrims himself tells us the…

Point of view narration enables for readers to comprehend a varied perception which surrounds the narrative. This is done through either observing the main character in 3rd person, or experiencing the encounters of the main characters in 1st person. In Edwidge Danticacs short story “Children of the sea”, the narrative theory point of view is demonstrated through the constant shifting between two anonymous lovers in the form of love letters written to one another. Although these letters are not…