Storytelling

“The closer you get, the less you will see.” It is one of the famous quotes from the movie called “ Now You See Me”. I like this movie since it does not have many emotion or special feelings to all audiences, only logic, suspense, and intense. I like magic, therefore, I like this fantastic movie. Additionally, it is not only about magic or suspense, but also it included many academic knowledge from different fields such as statistics and chemistry, etc. Honestly, after enjoying this movie, I…

In the story “The Leap,” the narrator effectively displayed forms of a leap; in a physical way and emotional way. The use of first-person narration is efficacious in conveying the message in a powerful way. The narrator created her mother’s character by using stories that she most likely heard from her mother and built it from her point of view. This aided me as a reader to visualise her mother’s character in her perspective, a daredevil, but a loving, caring and heroic mother. The contrast the…

(After intro) Vladimir Propp was a Russian folklorist and scholar whose contributions are both enormously important and highly accessible for the understanding of narratives found on television and in the media in general. Propp argues that there are 31 different series of rules and functions that all narratives follow. In “Propp, de Saussure, and the Narrative” Arthur Berger breaks down the 31 different rules and functions, the first function is the initial situation in which the main character…

Tales of things that go bump in the dark have excited people for as long they have existed. Tales differ from region to region. Scotland is known for some of the most unique mythology and stories on the planet. From skin loosing selkies to magnificent warriors, Scotland is home to many crazy and unique pieces of folklore. The main pieces of folklore that stick out are: The many creatures that inhabit Scotland , the different creation stories, the ulster cycle , and fairies. Mysterious creatures…

Like any young child growing up fairy tales were everything. They were begged for at night time when sleep was scarce. Fate, a prince, and a princess basically ruled the world of adolescent literature novels. They were a fun way to hear about the mighty knight defeating the dragon to meet the gorgeous princess who was so cruelly locked away. With the thought of telling fairy tales were only for children, film industries are transforming the fairy tale into a realm away from children. While…

The retelling of the tale of Rama According to A.K. Ramanujan’s schema, the retelling is a mix of both iconic as well as indexical; however not symbolic. An iconic retelling is one that has the same or similar structure to the main story as well as a similar plot. we can see that in the video that the Rama story is extremely similar in structure and plot to the story of the American couple. Indexical retelling applies as well, seeing that the structure and plot are similar between the two…

Introduction Movies are entertainment and they tell stories about characters going through experiences. But what exactly is the content of the film? To find richer meaning in film, a variety of theories are developed to analyze films in order to understand how they created responses in viewers and just what they might mean. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) is presented by its non-linear narrative structure. It provides the viewer with the ‘clues’ necessary to decode the film and help them to…

Course Reflection 1. After taking the course Speech 301 during spring semester of 2017, I have learned that before any speech is presented it first needs to go through a process of constructing it, which takes time and effort. But that’s not all, it takes research, creativity, and practice to prepare and deliver a good speech. You need to get the audience attention before even telling then what your speech is about. After you start delivering the speech it is also important to keep the audiences…

Paula Hawkins has created contemporary novel, The Girl On The Train, which has solidified her place as a good author. When read and evaluated through the eyes of Victor Nabokov, I could find different ways Hawkins proves she is a storyteller, teacher and enchanter. With her diligent use of suspense and detail, along with the use of multiple unreliable perspectives, Hawkins puts readers through a psychological game of critical thinking. The farther into the story you get, the more questions you…

PROCESS OF THERAPY Beels identifies three stages of narrative therapy. First, through listening to the story of the problem, it is recast as an affliction of the client. To do this, the therapist and client concentrate on the effects rather than the causes of the problem. These efforts help in the process of externalizing the problem. Next, alternatives to the problem are explored, and an alternate story is created through focusing on unique outcomes or times when the problem was not manifest.…