The Storytellers Research Paper

First off, when someone walks around with two faces, he or she will begin to live with two distinct lives as well. For example, Dimmesdale is seen as the greatest saint in the Puritan community, but he is secretly holding onto an unrepented sin. His humanly desires get the best of him when he commits adultery with Hester Prynne and hence produces an “elf child” named Pearl. The sinner is put on a pedestal and adored by his congregation in broad daylight. On the other hand, he is self-convicted through severe physical and mental reprimanding in the middle of the night. In the novel, Hawthorne explains, “In Mr. Dimmesdale’s secret closet, under lock and key, there was a bloody scourge...he kept his vigils… until his knees trembled beneath him...sometimes in utter darkness...his brain often reeled and visions seemed to flit before him...” (Hawthorne 141). At Dimmesdale’s Election

The narrative structure of John Ford’s The Searchers is centered primarily around the actions and knowledge of men. Throughout the movie, men are the figures of action, they are out scouring the land for lost loved ones while the women stay home and wait with hope. In The Searchers, just as with any search, the limiting factor involved is knowledge. Ethan, the main character, begins the movie as the leader of the searchers. His assumed role as leader is due to his past excursions as a Texas Ranger. These past experiences enable Ethan to lead most effectively because they provide him with knowledge. Ethan has the knowledge to survive on the frontier, but most importantly his

A good novel entertains the reader. An excellent novel entertains and enlightens the reader. Set in a Cajun community in the late 1940’s, A Lesson Before Dying is a heart-warming tale of injustice, acceptance and redemption. A Lesson Before Dying by Earnest J. Gaines is an excellent novel. Not only does Gaines inform the reader, he entertains will his effective storytelling. His use of symbolism, voice and stylistic devices keeps the reader enticed to the very last page.

The ending of The Storyteller is contrasts the rest of the story in quite a few ways. It has quite a deflated tone as it ends with tension between the aunt and the bachelor. The bachelor makes a prideful comment on his ability to entertain the kids better than the aunt. He also makes observations about the aunt's character and amuses himself in the knowledge that he’s changed the children and their new expectations for stories they may be told in the future.

Many Aboriginal populations have been using storytelling as a way of communication for centuries. Storytelling is used on a day to day basis whether it be reading a story to kids or telling friends about an experience. The importance of storytelling is highlighted constantly throughout the book Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden and the entire story itself is a recollection of memories. Niska tells stories of her past to warn and teach Xavier. Xavier tells stories of his haunting and innocence shattering experience at war to help him heal. Elijah tells stories about his life before and during the war as an attempt to maintain what is left of his aboriginal culture and to heal himself by reminding himself of his achievements and what he has proudly accomplished . Storytelling plays a significant role in the novel by teaching and helping to heal the characters.

Tim O'Brien was right when he said “Stories can save us”. They saved him. Writing stories helped Tim turn into Timmy and also into a solider when he was retired and forty three years old. When O'Brien says “Stories can save us”: he lets us know that his stories helped him through the war, they also helped him stay psychologically relaxed after the war, and helped him create better versions of his memories as Timmy and Tim the soldier.

But when the person themselves becomes an issue it creates a tango between the two, except medieval torture style and both are wearing heated iron shoes. Because of this it is important to tackle any issues that originate from oneself, a great example being Eleanor Longden. In her college years she was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and began hearing voices in her head. This had troubled her a great deal and even led her to take a break from school; however, she decided to take what she was given and make something of it, using it as a tool in her studies and profession. Whether one feels self doubt because mom doesn’t accept the neon leopard-print fringe as “the real me” or genuinely faces issues with self deprecation, many can take something away from this. In the beginning of Longden’s journey with Schizophrenia her life was riddled with fear and feelings of defeat. How is one supposed to progress if they themselves are prohibiting it? It is true that not everybody is as fortunate as her, but the day she overcame herself and her

Ever since Hunter Jordan died, Ruth and James were heavily affected. In order to combat this, they both use different ways to grieve over his death. To begin, Ruth, James’ mother, rides her bike to grieve for her husbands death. To show proof, James says, “She would ride in slow motion across our street… It was her way of grieving,” (7). As one can see James believes his mother rides her bicycle to grieve for her deceased husband. In addition, James also notes, “it was something [the bike] my stepfather found on the street in Brooklyn and hauled home a few months before he died.” (5). To explain, James says that his stepfather found the bike and brought it to Ruth a few months before he died, so Ruth uses it to remind her of her husband. Furthermore, another way Ruth grieves is in church. James says, “she would occasionally do something in church that I never saw her do at home… she would bow down her head and weep.” (50). As one can see, Ruth cries in church to grieve for her husband because if her kids see her, they would think she is crying because God makes her happy.

We Tell Stories is talks about stories of our ancestors and our traditions. The book “Borderlands” by Anzaldua shows that traditions can be easily broken in order to fight for one’s future. If no one is supporting that decision, it is essential that people continue with their gut feeling. In the book “borderlands”, Anzaldua stated that if breaking traditions is the correct decision, then people should follow that decision. At the end of the day, the correct decision is going to be yours and it is your future. When people are forced to do certain things, they end up hating that decision and resent the person that forced them to take that decision. Traditions are very old and sometimes old does not mix well with modern

Shy Glizzy the self-proclaimed “Jefe” of D.C. had something to say about D.C. schools in his song “Tru Story,” in the song he describes the feelings of many young men in the DCPS system by rapping, I got kicked out of high school Then I got kicked out another one Then I got kicked out another one Then I got kicked out another one Man f**k D.C. schools (28-32)

Brandon Sanderson, one of my favourite science fiction authors once said, ““The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” (Sanderson, 2010). This was a saying that stuck with me throughout my love and passion not just for storytelling but art in general. The beautiful thing about art is that it creates a sense of emotion that you can interpret the meaning for yourself; there is no right or wrong answer. Whenever I am reading poetry or a novel, what I love most is that it makes my imagination go wild. I create an idea of what their voices sound like, what the characters look like, the setting, etc. Whenever I’m reading or listening to someone telling me a story I get to create my own art piece in my mind which I think as humans is one thing that makes us so unique is our abstract mind and the use of an conscious imagination.

This panel can be known as the ‘hidden self’ or ‘hidden area’, in this area information remains unknown to others, but the individual is conscious knower about it. This hidden information can represent –feelings, experiences, fears, secrets, immoral intentions- any personal information that you avoid to discus and reveal for reasons of shamefulness, vulnerability, and/or embarrassment. It is completely normal for an individual to be very personal and private about certain information and feelings. Indeed, certain information, experiences, and feelings should remain hidden. Oscar Wilde writes in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray; “Art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.” Art can sometimes express feeling, ideas, and/or perception of things in life, however this information is not always clear, it can be hidden, it can be private information. Therefore, in one of Wilde’s most famous epigrams we can compare art to the private-self of an individual. This epigram refers to those go attempt to go and see beneath the surface of work, or in this case a person, do so at their own risk. The disclosure of some information can be dangerous and counterproductive for an interpersonal relationship. However, not all hidden information is counterproductive, and so is better positioned in the open

Their differences created the conflicts between them. John, as a physician, is very practical and rationalistic. He disregards the existence of anything that cannot be seen or felt and therefore does not believe that his wife was ill even though through reading her thoughts and emotions it was clear that she was suffering severely. The woman on the other hand, is very imaginative and sensitive. John believes that all his wife needs is rest and therefore her treatment is that she does no work and especially no writing. He felt that her condition would be made worst if she does any form of work or writing. The woman strongly disagrees with John on the type of treatment that he has suggested. She thinks that having daily activities, freedom, and interesting work would help her condition and so she starts to create secret journal in an attempt to alleviate her mind and to prevent her illness from getting the best of her. John continuously suppresses her thoughts, feelings and concerns about her illness which portrays him in a sense as a “villain”. He does not provide her with the space or opportunity to try other alternatives other than the “rest cure” so that she might overcome her illness. The woman wants to write about her feelings and her conditions but she is not allowed and so she has to struggle to hide her writings from John and his sister. The fact that she cannot freely write and openly express her feelings to John strains her and drains

Many people tell stories to inform others about themselves. Throughout my life people in my family have told me many stories, and behind each story there is a purpose. The stories I was told growing up were about experiences that people in my family have had or things that I have done. These stories mean a lot to me because through these stories different family members reveal many things about themselves. They want me to understand their ideas, beliefs, or feelings about a certain subject. They want people to praise or admire what they have done or accomplished. Funny stories are told to humor or embarrass someone, usually me. Other stories express that we are not alone in the world, and there are other people,

The use of disguises in the arts has been around since the introduction of the theater. When eighteenth-century Britain latched onto the concept in literature, it took on whole different meanings. Disguises no longer had to be masks or wardrobe changes, they could be taking on different personas or creating different characters. Disguises had become a staple in literature, and authors were creating their own worlds with them. In “The Imperfect Enjoyment” by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, disguises allowed him to create a persona for his work that allows readers to separate the author from the persona. In Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, Defoe acts as both the fake character of Moll Flanders and fake editor of her autobiography to create a