English1101
Mrs.Weddle
NarrationEssay
3/25/13
FirstTimeHomeAloneJustabouteveryteenagerachesforhisorherfirstchanceofstayinghome alone.Thethoughtofbeinghomewithoutanyparents,withoutanyauthorityisamazing.Iusedto beoneofthoseteenagersIwasgiventhechancetohavethewholehousetomyselfmysophomore yearofhighschool.Itwasabigstepinresponsibilityatthetime.Ihadneverbeenhomewhilemy parentswentoutoftownforafullweekendsoIwasexcited.Ididtheonethinganykidinhigh schoolwoulddoandIcalledeveryoneIknewandtoldthemtocomeover.Isoonfiguredoutthat wasnotsuchagoodidea.ItwasalateSundaynightabout9pminOctober,Iwas...showmore content
ItstartedgettingreallyhotandIfeltlikeIwassweatingbutitwasjusttheintensityofthesituation athand.IknewIwascaught,notsurehowtheyfoundoutbutIjustcameoutwiththetruthandtold themeverything.IstartgoingonabouthowIhadplannedthisalloutbeforetheyevenleftandthatI knewIwasdoingwrongbutdidnotcareabouttheconsequencesatthetime.Iwasjusttryingto haveagoodtimeIhadthehousetomyselfandIcoulddowhateverIwantedwithitsoIchoseto throwaparty.Itwasabaddecisiontodisobeymyparentsbutinthemomentofhangingwith friendsyoudon'treallycare.Mydadstartslaughingandsays,"IknewyouweregoingtoscrewupI justknewit,"butmymombeginstocryAtthatmomentIrealizedthatIhurtherShewashoping thisonetimeIwouldfollowtherules.Shestoodupforme,toldmydadthatIwasresponsible enoughnowtohavethehousetomyselfandIstabbedherintheback.Shetriedtotalkbutshecould notgetthewordsout.TheonlywordsIheardcomefromhermouthwas,"I'mdisappointedinyou son.".Ihearditclearly,itwassharplikethetipofafineknife.Iwantedtokillmyself.Whenyour parentstellyouthattheyaredisappointedinyouit'sworsethanbeingyelledatAsachildyou neverwanttohearyourparentssaythattoyou,evenasanadultithurts.Itsasifapieceofyouis cutoffandlostforever.SowhenIwassittingtherewatchingmymother
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NARRATIVEANDNARRATION
Narrativeandnarrationinfilmsarethewayinwhichtheaudiencefollowstheplot.Thedifference betweennarrativeandnarrationisonlyreallyclearwhenbothareunderstoodproperly.
Narrativeisbasicallythewayweseealltheeventsinafilmunfold.E.g.'BlairWitchProject'.A groupoffilmstudentsgointothewoodstofilmadocumentaryaboutthemythoftheBlairWitch. WhatweseeisthepeoplefilmeverythingthattheydoWesee(inanutshell)themgetlost,get scaredandthenlookingatawall.
Narrationistheprocessthroughwhichafilmconveysorwithholdsnarrativeinformation,theway thestoryistold.Narrationconcernstheactualarrangementandpresentationofthestoryin theshowmorecontent
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Ohno.Todorovalsoarguesthatnarrativeinvolvesatransformation.Thecharactersorthesituations aretransformedthroughtheprogressofthedisruption.E.g.Halloween.InthisfilmLaurieStrode startsoutasageekyteenagerwhoismoreconcernedwithherlessonsthanboys."Shit,what,I forgotmychemistrybook"."HeyLaurieIjustgotyouadatewiththatboyyoulike.Ohnoplease tellmeyoudidn'tIsuredidOKthenyougottaringhimonthemorningandcancelthewhole thing".Butthenattheendofthestory(whichconcludesattheendofthesequelHalloween2)sheis amuchstrongercharacter.ThisisemphasisedwiththecharacterinHalloweenH20wherewesee howmuchshehasmovedonfromgeekyteenagertoaconfident,strong,energeticmum
VladimirProppbelievesthatthecharactersinafilmhaveanarrativefunctioninthetext.Characters aretheretohelpprovideastructureforthetext.Hefoundeightbasiccharacterswhoperforma certainfunction.Followingaretheeightcharactersandwithexamplesoftheircounterpartsinsome famousfilmsTheHEROIn'TheMatrix'Neoisthepersonwhoonaquestforsomethinggets drawnintoaworldofUN–realityandcomesouttheunlikelyheroafterbeingtrainedtorealisethe truth.Thisisacommonaction/thrillergenrefilmtechnique,becauseithelpstheaudiencefeel relatedinawaytotheherobecauseyourealisethatitcouldhappentoanyoneofusThisisused
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AtthispointinmylifeIfindmyselfinaninterestingpredicamentregardingmyattitudestoward readingandwriting;moresotowardsreading.YearsagoIusedtolovereadingbooksforpleasure butnowadaysIfindmyselfreadingthingsthatlittletonoefforttodigest.Thisincludesthevery basicpostsonfacebookexpressingone'sopiniononsomethingorarticlesandthreadsonreddit discussingtopicsIfindintriguingPerhapsit'stheseveresenioritisthathasovercomemeasIenter mylastsemesteratChapmanUniversity.AsI'vegottenlazierIcanseeitstarttoreflectinmy everydaylife.DeepdownIstilllovetoreadbutIrarelyfindmyselfgettingtrulyinvestedintothe actionunlessitrelatestosomethingIamveryshowmorecontent
Youcanfeedthemindasmuchasyouwantanditwillnevergetfullofreading.Sadly,I'mnotthe samepersonthatIwas.Iguessyoucouldsayit'spartofgrowingup.Itneverreallywasintentional butit'sjustthewayhowitendedup.Ontheotherhandmyattitudestowardwritingarevery different.FirstletmesaythatdeepdownItrulydonotliketowrite.Imyselfdon'tpersonallyliketo writeforleisureorpleasurebutratherIwritebecauseIbelieveitisoneofthemostimportant aspectsofbeingabletocommunicatewiththosearoundyou,bothpersonallyandprofessionally.To putdifferently,myattitudetowardswritingisthatIwritebecauseIneedtowriteandsurviveinthe worldaroundme.IwritebecauseIhaveto,notbecauseIwantto.Hopefullythissomewhatmakes sense.Tobetterexplainletmemakeacomparison.WhenIamassignedawritingassignmentorI amwritingbecausetheactionisbeingforceduponmeIfindmyselfnotenjoyingtheprocessand overalltheendresultissubpar.Theperfectexampleofthiswouldbemyjunioryearinhighschool whenIwasenrolledinAPenglishliterature.Idreadedthemajorityoftheclasssimplybecause therewassomuchwritinginvolvedintheentirecourseandthereforeIwasconstantlywritingjustto getagrade.Beingforcedtowriteinsuchhighvolumeeveryweekforanentireschoolyearwasnot enjoyableformyselfandasaresultthe
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Thenarratorevent'sheusesIthinkisn'tverycredibleIthinkit'sunusualandunreliableonhowhe hasn'ttalked.Alsohehasn'tevenheardhisownvoice.Myunderstandingofthenarratordefinitely addedsomesuspenseformyselfbecauseIwasthinkinglike,"Howwouldhereact?"whenhewent tothatparty"Icannotevenhintwhatitwaslike,foritwascompoundofallthatisunclean, uncanny,unwelcome,abnormal,anddetestable"Ithinkthattheauthordidagoodjobonpicking whatthenarratorwouldbelikebecauseIfeltlikehewasgoingtodosomethingunpredictable.
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Larsen'sstyleisatrickyone;inPassing,Larsen'snarrationishighlyunreliable.Toldfromthe viewpointofIrene,manyaspectsareskewed,especiallyinregardstoClare.Inthebeginningofthe novel,IrenerecallseventsfromClare'schildhood:"IreneRedfieldseemedtoseeapalesmallgirl sittingonaraggedbluesofa,sewingpiecesofbrightredclothtogether,whileherdrunken fatherragedthreateninglyupanddowntheshabbyroom,bellowingcursesandmakingspasmodic lungesather..."(9),yetlatersheremembersClarebeing"selfish,andcold,andhard"(10).Ifthe readerlookspastthebias,weseethatClare'slifehasbeenespeciallydifficultandthatIrene's strangedislikeforheriscompletelyunwarrantedLarsen'sstyle
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Thefirst–personnarrativeisastorytoldfromthefirst–personperspective.Thenarratorisspeaking directlyabouthimorherself.Thefirst–personnarratorcanbeeithersubjectiveorobjective.The third–objectivenarrativeisastorytoldbyanonparticipatingcharacter.Thenarratorisusually detachedfromthestory.Sometimes,thenarratorcompletelypenetratesthemindofacharacter. Third–personnarrationisoftenusedindocumentariesTheomniscientnarratorsareoftennotpartof thestorybutareall–knowingobservers.Thesenarratorstellthereaderallthefactsweneedtoknow tofullyunderstandthestory.Sincethewomanthinksthatsheisseeingaghost,Iwouldusethe first–personnarrationThiswaythecameracancapturealltheactionthroughhereyesand emphasizesherfear....showmorecontent...
Thestorymightbetoldbyagroupofpeopleorjustoneperson.Forinstance,thestorycanbe createdbytheproducers,thedirectors,andthewritersworkingtogether.However,inafilmwith voice–overnarrative,theoff–screennarratorisusuallyalsoacharacterinthestorybutnotalways. ThenarrationinrealistmoviesisalmostinvisibleThestoryunfoldsbyitselfinachronological order.Thenarrationinclassicalmoviesismoreobvious.Thereisadiscreetstorytellerwhohelp directthestoryandkeepeverythingontrack.Informalistmovies,thenarratorismanipulative.The narratoroftendestroysthechronologicalorderofthestoryandrestructureseventstoemphasizea point.ThenarrationinTheUsualSuspectsisconspicuous.VerbalKintisthenarratoraswellasone ofthemaincharactersinthefilmHeismanipulativebecausethestoryistoldfromVerbal'spointof
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