Narration

narration

Narration can be a great way to connect with readers in an essay


Be sure to only tell this story at the beginning of a paper's introduction

Some exceptional cases for narration:
Social/behavioral sciences when observing patients
Law enforcement/law practice when dealing with eyewitnesses or participants in events

suggestions

• The most important part to ANY narrative is always the conflict/problem
• Once this is introduced, the details that follow will help resolve the conflict and rise to a climax that will determine the outcome of the story then it ends by the resolution it has come to (or not--sometimes stories stop unresolved and are resumed later)

key terms

• Exposition: details that begin a story; contains: characters, main idea, themes, some dialogue, settings
• Falling action: details that lead to the resolution of a story

key terms

• Plot: the progression of a story along a specific timeline
• Linear plot: follows a strict timeline from beginning to end
• Nonlinear plot: jumps around in the timelines of a story
• Flashback: jump to a prior timeline in a story

Characters

• Protagonist: main character of a story
• Can be either good or bad

antagonist

• The "villain" character of a story
• Usually considered "bad/evil"

supporting characters

• Additional characters that help the protagonist (or antagonist) resolve the problem of the story

Anti-hero/anti-villain

• Protagonist (usually for a noir story) that will solve the story’s problem/conflict but have their own personal problems to deal with

complex character

• Protagonist for a story where we see a full range of nuances—good and bad—that cannot fit a character into either only good or only bad categories

questions?