Words. Words on a page. Most people will just count them as just words on a page, but they are more than that. They are someone’s voice. They are someone’s story.
Narratives are not just words on a page, they tell a life story, whether or not that be from real life experiences or not. In my reading of chapters 1 and 66, I learned that when writing narratives, you have to focus on making a clear and specific point. The point that you are trying to make should include a unique perspective on that personal or non personal topic. Also, a focus point when writing narratives is to understand your limits and boundaries with writing. For example, when choosing a topic, you need to choose a topic that is easy for you to explain and provide detail for. Another thing that I learned from chapters 1 and 66 is that when writing a narrative, you need to pace the story effectively. For example, you do not need to write the story too fast and lose the readers.
Chapter 1 talks about not hesitating to use first person “I” which is different because I have always been taught not to use first person “I” in my writings. I think it is very interesting that there are so many ways that you can express your life experiences through narratives. I look forward to sharing my life experiences with others as well.
I love when Hamlet says that!
ReplyDeleteLORD POLONIUS
[Aside] How say you by that? Still harping on my
daughter: yet he knew me not at first; he said I
was a fishmonger: he is far gone, far gone: and
truly in my youth I suffered much extremity for
love; very near this. I'll speak to him again.
What do you read, my lord?
HAMLET
Words, words, words.
LORD POLONIUS
What is the matter, my lord?
HAMLET
Between who?
LORD POLONIUS
I mean, the matter that you read, my lord.
Then Hamlet goes on to give a detailed description of what he is reading, as if giving up. It is how I feel when someone interrupts my reading!