Personal Narrative Analysis

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I focused my second transcription on four of my female friends and myself. This conversation took place in my dorm room on the fifth floor of Teter. Three of the friends attended high school with me, while the other friend is from Wisconsin and we all met her the first week of college. My three friends from high school and I are all really close and hung out throughout the four years of high school, however, we have all become friends with Sierra because she is the roommate to one of my friends, Kelsey. Based on my transcription of the scenario described I will be analyzing the identity of gender throughout communication and the role of a group and it’s identity and influence on conversation. The transcription provides evidence of an all female …show more content…

Kelsey demonstrates holding power in this point of the conversation by expressing her surprise at Sierra’s statement. She opens the door for the other members of the group to poke fun at Sierra. Sierra then makes an effort to have the power in this situation by explaining why she thought what she did. The confession Sierra makes about not realizing that the Dewey Decimal System was the name of the way books are alphabetized also shows a lot about her familiarity and intimacy with the group of friends. If Sierra had not yet felt that she was included in the group of friends she would most likely not admit something that might ensue ridicule or mockery and potentially risk her face, or the image that is made public that someone wants to claim. The article “Sporting Formulae in New Zealand English: Two Models of Male Solidarity” by Koenraad Kuiper would be beneficial in understanding this interaction. This article explains the concept of face and two related aspects called positive and negative face. Kuiper also provides real-life examples of people saving face and risking …show more content…

Bailey introduces the topic by stating, “I don’t understand why people post pictures of their Christmas dance dress before the Christmas dance.” Kelsey, Sierra, and I then chime in with our own opinion about the topic at hand. At one point in the transcription Sierra says, “No one really cares about your dress that much. Sorry.” This voicing of opinion causes laughter and agreement from Bailey. The conversation then turns to selfies posted on social media by girls when Kelsey exclaims, “I had to unfollow Tori Peter. She literally posted selfies like daily. Sometimes more than once a day.” I state that I also almost unfollowed someone for the same exact

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