Welcome back to my fifth blog! In this blog, I will respond to five questions which relate to my first draft of the narrative project. Before writing, I watched three video performances from The Wizard of Oz and interpreted the scenes because it will help me to improve my first draft. I provided the links below, so if you are interested in, please check them.
- How does your narrative allow you to travel into your brain (mind) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my brain by recalling what I though. At that time, I tried not to remember the event. This is because if I looked back the situation, I always remembered traumas such as the silence and faces of the audiences. Then I felt very uncomfortable. On the other hand, now I grew up and had many experiences. Therefore, I know it was not a big mistake even though the mistake affected me greatly. - How does your narrative allow you to travel into your heart (emotions) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my heart by remembering what I felt. At that time, I was overwhelmed and ashamed the small mistake because I thought it was everything in my world. On the other hand, now I know a bigger world, so even if I make a mistake, I do not feel ashamed because I learned a shame does not help to improve myself. However, to be honest, I still get very nervous before speaking in front of many people. - How does your narrative meet the nerve (high-stakes) element of meaningful storytelling? My narrative meets the nerve element of meaningful storytelling because my story is about facing hard challenge and getting over it at the end. Also, this is a Man vs Self conflict story. I used many descriptions that express my nervousness to make readers anxious. - How does your narrative enable you to re-examine the power (agency) you have in authoring your life-story? My narrative enables me to re-examine the power I have in authoring my life-story by reconstructing my memories. Looking back the event helps me to reconfirm how it was important in my life. Also, now I feel like I want to recall every memories and write about them. - What shapes our sense of identity: Life events or the stories we tell ourselves about life events? I think life events shape our sense of identity because while experiencing the life events, we feel strong emotions and change our minds. Telling about the life events help us to shape our identities, but it is based on what we felt and thought during the events.
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Sabatino
10/2/2019 08:38:23 am
I appreciate how these concise yet specific responses to the questions provide us with clear insights into how the memoir allowed you to travel back in time and to make meaning of a specific life event. The reference and hyperlink to literary conflict illustrates an author who is aware of the importance of problem-solving in a story.
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