Storytelling

In the fragment about the education of the guardians of the second book of the Republic, Plato argues that the stories narrated by the poets lack any moral substance. The problem with these stories is that they do not transmit the truth, but shadows of the truth. This premise is based on Plato’s theory about the mimetic nature of the poetic art. For Plato, the art of poetry is the result of a process of mimesis which consists in imitating the appearances of ultimate reality, but not reality…

Wedding-Guest in the midst of his procession into the wedding hall with his “glittering eye,” and begins to tell the young man a story about a ship and the disastrous journey the Mariner takes. A theme of storytelling develops throughout the poem, and the moral of the story conveys that: “Storytelling, if the rhetoric is robust enough, can propagandize the victim, and make him or her perceive life, and human experiences differently than before the story.” In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,…

over the summer, we share our stories. This is the same thing parents used to and still do whenever they tell us funny or sad stories of themselves to help pass down their unique experiences to the younger generation. In the article Stories and Storytelling: Reclaiming our Oral Heritage by Dr. Orville Boyd Jenkins, he explains how the purpose of a story is often to drive hammer in a point. In the book, the Joy Luck Club members all share their stories. In these stories, they share a little…

demonstrates the importance of support, culture and storytelling in the Bird family and community. Will Bird devotes his life to being a bush pilot which unfortunately decides his fate. He wants to commit suicide due to his house catching on fire and thinking that his family did not make it. This shows how much Will values his family and he will go as far as to kill himself as long as he is with the people…

throughout society and oral storytelling today. In storytelling today, it is present in the use of diction, in the representation of outcasts in society and in the concern for anti-authoritarianism as a quintessential Australian value. Bush poetry also helps build national character, keeping Australia’s history alive years on. Through the analysis of Waltzing Matilda against Khe Sanh, the qualities of bush poetry can still be found in forms of contemporary storytelling. Waltzing Matilda is a…

how there is a great power to storytelling, how the fear of shame can motivate people, and how we shouldn’t let anything hold us back, especially things that were out of our control. The biggest theme of the book is how there is an immense power to storytelling. Throughout the book, O’Brien talks about how storytelling helps bring other people into the past and share unknowable experiences with the storyteller. Another thing O’Brien talked about was how storytelling allowed the dead to come…

1. What is the difference between a. and a. Legal scholars, mostly in the United States, created the Critical Race Theory (CRT) paradigm in the late 20th century to study and comprehend the ways that racism and race interact with the law and social power systems. These are the three main perspectives on racism and white supremacy that CRT holds. According to CRT, racism is a deeply embedded feature of institutions and social systems, rather than just personal prejudice or bigotry. According to…

must be able to balance human skills (communication) with productivity. Regarding storytelling, another article I found discussed the importance of storytelling within leaders because it allows them to “establish credibility and authenticity through telling the stories that they are living…their stories resonate, generating creativity, interaction and transformation”. I hadn’t considered how impactful storytelling could be, however it makes sense and is a creative way to get people excited…

love, friendship, storytelling and revolutionary constrains. Tension: Time & Space The film starts with Ma, the narrator, and Luo, being introduced to the village. It is their first night in the village…

Through Martel’s impactful use of an unreliable narrator and frame story to describe Pi’s survival on the Pacific Ocean and his challenge to the mainstream understanding of truth, I reexamined and strengthened my belief in the significance of storytelling and its influence on the way we discern truth and grasp reality. Martel chronicles Pi’s life on the Pacific Ocean through…