Narrative Views

What makes a good story? Most people would say, a good story is one that entertains, inspires, and connects the reader to the plot. In order for these things to be achieved an author needs to engage their reader. How? Suspense. Many authors use suspense in their stories in order to keep readers engaged and on the edge of their seat while incorporating their message. Different styles of suspense reveal different aspects of the story including characterization, theme, and plot development. In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, the author develops suspense by establishing a lofty view of the plot, setting time constraints on characters, and showing the character's inner conflict. These techniques keep readers on

In Leanne Simpson’s short story “it takes an ocean not to break,” (“Islands of Decolonial Love” 2015), the author, through the continuing change of tone, paints a portrait of the depths of trauma that is persistent in indigenous society and one of its central issues, suicide. The “therapy-lady” is portrayed as the “other” when put into contact with Indigenous problems and her words come off as almost foreign to the speaker. She can be seen as an allegorical character that represents “white” ideology, or even our current government as a whole, who tries to help the Indigenous people but ultimately fails, not only due to lack of caring but in reality a lack of understanding.

“You are all a lost generation,” quoted from Gertrude Stein as the epigraph in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, popularized the title “the Lost Generation” — a generation who experienced the World War I, specifically a group of American writers came of age during the Great War. The devastating war shattered their traditional notions of honor, faith and morality and their motivation of life. In pursuit of a more artistic life and an evasion from depression, many American writers immigrated to major European cities life Paris and led a life characterized by detachment and disillusionment. The novel The Sun Also Rises portrait the lives of Jake Barnes, a veteran of World War I and an American expatriate in Paris, and his companions. In

A compelling historical narrative must not only be an honest representation of events but also presents diverse details about them. One of the techniques used by authors in creating an effective narrative is the point of view. The most transparent point of view would be the third person narration. In this kind of narration, the narrator is knowledgeable about every character’s opinions. He can describe their actions and relay what is going through their minds. In contrast, first person narrative uncovers the emotions and opinions of a specific character in the story. The perspective comes from and is focused on a single character. Although first person narration can be a powerful technique if used properly, it is not always effective. My goal in this paper is to expound that a first-person narration brings about some complications in the viewpoint and reliability of a historical narrative.

Of all the classes I have taken in college, this one is the most out of my comfort zone. I went to a public school in high school and we never talked about religion in a formal setting. The only time I have had an education in religion was when I had to go to classes once a week for church, up until I was confirmed. Although, the class I had to take only focused on Catholicism and didn’t touch on any other religions. My mom was a religious study major in college, so I was raised with the belief that all religions are important and you should try to have an understanding of all of them. Even those I find this to be true, so far in my life I have failed at getting to understand other religions.

It is also assumed that the act of telling a story can provide insight into past, present and future events (Espinoza, 1997). By going through this process, individuals can find the importance of certain events and assign roles to people who are a part of their story. This act can allow a client to find new meaning and understanding to their reality (Espinoza, 1997). Not only is a

Storytelling and narrative usage prove to be successful and useful in psychotherapy practices (Rennie, 1994). Narrative therapy emerged from postconstructuralism and deconstruction (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2008). Poststructural thought disagrees with the idea that there is a deep structure to all phenomena which can be broken down into its elements (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2008).

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This Reflective narrative will be based on how I tried something new and how it affected me in my future. The reflective narrative will be based on a time, I tried to eat better. When I did this I worked and eaten better with my Dad to accomplish this goal. When I tried this experiment I felt that I could try more things like going to the gym to work out and going running on the track. Or using different ways to learn in that subject in schools.I learned that trying new things could affect the way you think on different things. I don't think that I should have ever given up on this goal, I should have been pursuing a goal like this for the next few years to come. In my future I will keep trying new things like this goal to help with my body

The quote, “Clarity of vision – what you’ve been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all,” was stated in the 2008 movie “It might get loud.” This quote is true to life today. We often look at things one way, and one way only. We repeatedly have to be reminded to take a step back and look at a situation from someone else’s shoes. When we look at certain situations through another angle, often times our perception and emotions toward the situation change. While reading several short narratives this semester, I recognized the same thing. The characters were put into situations, and I only had one view point. As a class, coming at it from a different perspective, we saw things differently. Seeing different viewpoints and how it alters our perception of the dream affects the realism of the narrative.

I entered the first semester of my freshman year, opinionated and unsure of what to expect. I believed in many of the same things I do now: hard work, equality, advocacy, love, faith in something (even if we do not know what), and truth, among others. I found, though, when it came to approaching people, taking action, and believing in the impossible, I was immensely influenced by people in my life. I approached people and situations with cynicism implanted by my family and small-town friends. As the semester progressed, I found myself and my own point of view. I found myself approaching life more optimistically, and seeing challenges as opportunities rather than obstacles. Being truly on my own for the first time has opened my eyes to how

At first I thought I was going to stay there. At Overton elementary. However my mom's work decided to move us to Appleton, Wisconsin. Me and my family have done this five times already and it was getting hard on me and my sister. I had to be proactive.

Coming into Drexel, an important factor I learned was to have a clear understanding in the art and mechanics for literature composition. I learned that it would mature my writing to a higher level of thinking. My past experiences in my writing through high school English teacher feedback indicated my writing to be full of flaws. I often would receive feedback on my writing being awkwardly worded or lacking fluidity. The one valuable skill I learned from English courses here at Drexel was the idea that exposure to different readings, conceptual knowledge in writing and informal writing practices give practice, in order for me to find my own voice in writing.

My October midterm began with my dad taking my two siblings and me on a flight to our second home in Ft. Lauderdale from Nassau, Bahamas. It was quite a norm for us to constantly be flying back and forth from the two cities due to either complete business travels or simply just a little vacation away from our hectic lifestyle on the island. Furthermore, This time around, my mother was already there with my grandmother, who would also fly back in forth, for a few doctor appointments. While my grandmother was left home alone shortly after being nursed by her caretaker, we decided to eat a quick dinner before we went back home. Once we got back, us kids were ecstatic to see our grandmother again since we hadn't in so long. We then arrived through the garage and entered in which would lead us straight to her bedroom. My older brother, younger sister and I found my grandmother there sleeping, so as the naïve and annoying children we were, we used her bell (for which she used to ring us if she needs assistance) as a way to wake her up. We kept dinging the bell to no avail. After what seemed like the longest 5 minutes ever, my mother came into the room, and after telling her what we'd been doing for the last few minutes she noticed something wasn't quite right with the situation. I remember her frantically moving around the place. At the time I was 8 years old, so I didn't realize what was happening. It was just really all a blur to me but all I could remember seeing was an

I never would have guessed a simple trip home would turn into a life or death situation. It was the end of summer in 2008; my mom, grandma, and I were coming home from our short vacation we take every summer to Ames, Iowa while my brother and dad go to Alaska. The sun shimmered down on us as we cruised down the various roads to arrive back home.