Blog 2B Engl. 1010

Blog 2B- Engl. 1010

All narrative stories usually follow a specific guideline. This guideline can help students receive a better understanding of the story, especially if it may be complex. Narratives normally follow story grammars. Story grammars include a hierarchy. The setting, theme, plot, characters, and resolution are located near the top since they are the general information for the story. Near the bottom, the specific details are located such as: subgoal, outcome, and theme. Setting is where the story takes place, generally changes with every scene. Characters are the people involved in the story. Characters can be compared to each other or can set up the purpose, or theme. Plot is the series of events that create the story. This element can be further divided into episodes that help the story flow from one end to the other. Conflict is the fight against two opposing forces, could be character or ideas. Climax is the peak of emotion. The story usually leads to this moment. Resolution is where the conflict is resolved. A catharsis can take place here. These elements come together to create a specific purpose that the author is trying to communicate to the audience. It is important to follow a structure so the readers will be able to fully comprehend the text. Stories can include flashbacks or quick looks into the future, but it is important that the author makes this clear for the reader to follow. The author can make this clear by the changing of tenses, or perhaps warning the reader in advance. The author uses narrative elements (setting, characters, theme, thesis, etc.) to set up the tone and mood. Tone and mood also aids the author in getting the purpose of writing across.

            The narrative would not be complete without a complete understanding and use of the communication triangle. Narratives are a type of rhetoric that contains a rhetor, the text, and an audience. These three must exist for the communication process to be complete. The author must consider what image is trying to be portrayed by the audience, this can be determined by the culture of which the author comes from.  Understanding this communication triangle can be beneficial for the author when trying to get a message across to the audience.