Narratology

Identification is the process known as finding oneself, or discovering the things that make up a persons personality or self. Ones origins, past present and future are the determining factors of becoming who one is. Two Known stories that use the process of exploring their inner self, through out the their stories are, Oedipus the King, as well as Dante’s story Inferno Canto . Both stories show a great depiction that portrays the effort of finding oneself. As Oedipus yearns to search for…

Assignment Module Two Question One. Which story from module 2 has the most developed, intricate plot and why? “The Destructors” has the most intricate plot. The reasoning behind this is, According to the pre-reading in chapter 2, this story hits all of the required points needed for an intricate plot. These include; conflict, protagonist, antagonist, suspense, surprise, and an ending (in this case an unhappy one). There are several instances of conflict between T and Blackie over control of…

Memory and Narrative in Proust’s, Joyce’s, and Woolf’s Novels Memory is important to Modernism, because of its relationship to the past. By using experimental form, modernists were able to reach a deeper level of understanding of the views, ideals, and thoughts they espoused. Three works that exemplify the exploratory form are In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, and The Waves by Virginia Woolf. In charting the formation of an artist,…

The difference of characterization 11-4 #28 Jang Dongmin Characterization is a component of a story that let the readers infer the character’s personalities and development of the stories. The characters’ responses about an incident can be varied according to the character’s different personalities. It is the different responses and reactions of the characters that enable the story to be changed. For this reason, setting the personalities of the characters in the story is one of the most…

Fiction Exam 1 The theme of a story is not only created using the characters, plot and setting but also created through the actual writing style and format that the story is written in. The structure and style of writing can change the way in which the author conveys their message to the reader; sometimes making it very clear in what they are trying to convey while others make it more open for interpretation. The format of the writing can even be used to lead the reader to the overall…

In Chronicle of a Death Foretold there is a 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…

A troubled detective investigates the murder of another cop that leads to a deep conspiracy. STORY COMMENTS The script TRACERS is a crime-thriller that appears to be based on true events. Murder and police thrillers are tried and true. There’s always an audience for a great mystery. The script offers various twists and turns, violence, murder, and a bit of romance. The story also takes place in a unique time (1960’s) and location. The goal is clear and the stakes are very high. The…

Happiness doesn't come through selfishness, but through selfishness everything you do comes back around. In our world today, many people show selfishness. In literature many characters portray selfishness and show throughout stories how selfish people can be in real life. Authors make the characters showing selfishness so the reader can relate. In both “The Landlady” and “The Umbrella Man,” both of the characters show the relation between characters and humans in real life. They both show the…

Fiction, they are the bedtime stories we tell our young ones (children, sisters, brothers, cousin, nephew, or nieces). It s the thriller, drama, or romantic novels read by a diverse and large age variety of different readers with interest of different genres. They are the historical, inspirational, motivating writing pieces that catch the eye of mostly adults and elderly people. Fiction’s sole purpose is “enjoyment and understanding” (Perrine,61). Literary fiction is the understanding purpose of…

We all tend to judge people by what we see on the outside occasionally. Either from what they are wearing or how they are going about their days. This is just a small issue in this book that the author uses to make sense of the plot of the story. The details in this story are very specific to what’s happening which makes it very easy to understand the author’s perspective. The author uses an interaction between a blind man and a stressed husband to get the point across you should never assume…