He, obviously, is the narrator, and the person whom we see the story through. He gives us his opinions on the matters at hand, and we see the book through his viewpoint. The traits described above allow him to be such a great narrator, for he can get people to confide in him, and relay this information to the reader.
* It is that he is so free and he does whatever he wants to do and everyone likes to help him because he tells a lot of stories. The stories are what people like to hear about.
He writes his story not to scoff, scold or scorch, but to spark discussion and help people see the simple truth that "Human interaction is a blessing." lives with prejudicial barriers.
protagonists and antagonists, the plot structure and events of the story and the way he
The techniques he uses to accomplish this are told in a story-like fashion, drawing the reader into the events. He uses powerful descriptions of what he calls his victims. Even his use of the word victim to describe the passersby on the street adds to the colorful and expressive style he uses to tell his story.
This self-description of the narrator says it all. He gives a brutal, yet inflated description of himself and his friends that gives the reader a very round main character.
There are stories he incorporates to illustrate the point. In the middle we move to a more self-centered narrative. He tells of his story in New Jersey where he realized he could kill someone. He shares some of his thoughts of why people acted as they did towards him and others. This is an effective way he uses narrating and analyzing to work for the reader’s understanding.
Many people wonder how he gets the ideas for such intriguing tales. Chris Van Allsburg explains this in many of his interviews. He always starts out with a picture. Then he asks himself questions about the characters and the events occurring around the characters. “What are
The power of storytelling can create connections between people and allow individuals to find their inner
as a narrator so he himself can enter the story and tell it out of his own
Even though he makes the readers laugh he keeps the seriousness in making his point. Making the readers mind race with questions, thoughts, and comments makes the reader want to keep reading. Making us realize that maybe the way we have been our lives as individuals is not the best way. He gives a lot of details when describing different scenarios. All of those details that he provides in the scenario allows the reader to put him/herself in the position that he provides. Being able to picture the scenario allows the reader to practice being
the novel. He is a character, though fictional, that is disturbing, rude, harsh, blunt, and
He focus on the abstract, Conceptual and big-picture. He does not see details but have an idea and represents imaginative possibilities for the future.
integrating the fictional story of one man's life with the task of teaching the reader about
The storytelling strategies exhibited by Corus Entertainment can be analyzed more closely through the Forman Framework. As a guide for organizations, the primary function of the Forman Framework is to determine whether storytelling efforts by companies are successful in components such as: building trust, fluency, and authenticity.