Dialogue and events help set the tone, reveal aspects of a character, or propel the action. When an author uses dialogue, it creates conversation between two or more characters. Conversation is often used in a story to display an argument, discussion, or friendly chat. Every story is made up of a series of events. Events are what happen in a story. Without events or dialogue, the story would not flow consistently. Dialogue is often used to develop characters and plots. In A Mother in Mannville, by Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, the reader can tell that the woman underestimates the boy at first, when she says “You? But you’re small.” Although the author does not state specifically that the woman is disdainful towards the boy and his wood-chopping …show more content…
They keep the story moving and advance the plot. When the woman first met the boy, she didn’t think he could chop wood very well. “I visualized mangled and inadequate branches.” (Rawlings, Par. 8) There is an unexpected plot twist when the woman realizes the boy’s skill in chopping wood, and her point of view towards him changes. “I looked at him, actually, for the first time… I could picture him at four… and that same—independence? No the word that comes to me is integrity.” (Rawlings, Par. 20) If the woman and boy had never met, the woman would have never changed her attitude towards him. She looked at him in a new light. In the story, The Man Who Was a Horse, by Julius Lester, there is no dialogue, and the events in the story propel most of the action and introduce the characters. Lester starts by explaining how Bob has a special, unusual connection with horses. “Many people thought it odd that he could bring in a herd of mustangs by himself.” (Lester, Par. 1) This foreshadows that maybe Bob will have an opportunity to prove his skills. “One day several of the cowboys went out to capture a herd.” (Lester, Par. 2) Because of this event, it opens up an opportunity for Bob to prove that he can actually capture a herd single-handedly. The events in a story help to advance and propel the
The “Landlady” and “Tell Tale Heart” are both short stories that give you a lot of detail and suspense that draws you into the book and gives you the want to read more. “It is impossible to say how the first idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”(Found on page 201 ) This is a sentence from the short story “Tell Tale Heart”. In the beginning of the story you can tell there is something wrong with this man. “ Billy Weaver had traveled down from London on the slow afternoon train.”(Found on page 170) This sentence is the beginning sentence from the short story “The LandLady”. This short story starts out giving you a picture in your mind of what is happening and what kind of actions might take place in the beginning of the story.
In the novel Speak, the author Laurie Halse Anderson uses the protagonist, Melinda, to show the importance of verbal communication in healthy relationship. Laurie Halse Anderson includes events and altercations in which it is clear to the reader that it could’ve been avoided by communicating.The author brings the reader through a process that the protagonist goes through in the story of thawing out of the frozen shell she’s in where she can’t talk. Laurie Halse Anderson uses repetition to emphasize the importance of her face being frozen. In addition, she also includes events that Melinda faces with her family that shows lack of communication. Another way Laurie Halse Anderson shows how verbal communication is needed is by walking the reader through instances where if Melinda spoke her side and what she felt, there could’ve been a complete different outcome. Using different tactics, it is evident that Laurie Halse Anderson is emphasizing the importance of communication in her novel Speak.
Every detail within the story has some sort of meaning and is there for a
Another interesting aspect the reader might recognize in these stories is the theme of acceptance and integration to something either known or unknown to them. Most of these stories deal with having to change who they are or what they would become like Nilsa, the boy, and others, they have all had to choose what they wanted for there life and accept the fact that if they did not take serious measures they would not be integrated into society prosperously.
With the help of these rhetorical choices that the author made, helps the reader to understand why we enjoy telling stories and how it is connected to the cognitive effects of a narrative. For example, if your friend is complaining that how he overwhelmed and exhausted from studying for midterm. From your own experience, you know how it feels like. That is how you have empathy with him and you share your own story about your past experience and might be able to give suggestions that you have done in the past and that worked out for you, so you can help your friend in
1. Growing up we all heard stories. Different types of stories, some so realistic, we cling onto them farther into our lives. Stories let us see and even feel the world in different prespectives, and this is becuase of the writter or story teller. We learn, survive and entertain our selves using past experiences, which are in present shared as stories. This is why Roger Rosenblatt said, "We are a narrative species."
as a means of evolving the story but also places it at the centre of
How could a character’s life actually be influenced in a story? At the beginning of the story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Miss Emily’s father has just died, making it hard for her to actually accept it until she meets Homer, a man from the north. She begins a relationship with Homer even though the whole community reader does not actually approve of it. Finally, at the end of the story, the reader finds out that Homer is dead and leaving the reader to believe that Miss Emily murdered him. In William Faulkner’s, “A Rose for Emily,” he reveals just how much every event in the character’s life influences them through the use of theme, conflict, and character.
Authors examine many different sources to become better writers. By drawing on the writings of another author one can enhance their current writing style and also learn new ways to write. The plot, conflict throughout the story and the relationships between the characters are some examples of the parts of a story that an author can look at.
Dialogue gives the audience a clear view of what is happening in the story, but the
takes away from the mood of the story. Another reason speech is so important is
... also allows for deeper plot development with the characters back stories and ties two seemingly unrelated events into one flowing story removing the need to use in medias res. The shared point of view is extreamly important in connecting the story with the theme and allows for the reader to pick up on the foreshadowing and irony present throughout the story.
Particular events in novels can tell us about a person’s character. For example, in the book The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, at the beginning of the book, Tom got in trouble and his punishment was that he needed to whitewash his aunt’s fence. Tom tricked his friends into whitewashing the fence for him. This showed right off, that Tom doesn’t like to work and would rather be like any other little boy, and runoff to play. Another event from Tom Sawyer, backing up the impression that you received earlier, at the beginning of the book, would be when Tom and Huckleberry Finn snuck off. They floated down the river on a raft. This proved that Tom would much rather go off on and adventures and be with his friends. Looking back at these two experiences,
A successful descriptive narrative displays the necessary information for a reader to explain or develop speculations within the material. Narrating the text of a story, told through one or more narrators, allows the audience to connect with the feelings of the narrator. A description includes imagery for the audience’s recognition. Furthermore, descriptive narratives have a purpose and are there for a reason. “Shooting an Elephant” and “The Lottery” are both descriptive narratives. Descriptive narratives show a clearer understanding of the passage; therefore, the stronger text is “Shooting an Elephant” because of its detail and the plot’s conflict.
When using all of these literary devices, it helps create a flow within the story. This helps it because it makes the work easier to read and understand.