Description of “Orientation”

Essay 1 - Description 3 of “Orientation” Daniel Orozco’s short story “Orientation” is a comedic type of piece written to make you feel like you’re the main character being led through this maze of rules and cubicles and employees, as well as their lives all at once. It’s not really clear who is the narrator in this story, but what is clear is that Orozco chose to tell the story through the eyes of the reader. The whole point of view takes us (the audience) for a ride and makes us a character. If it was written differently and not told the way it has, the story would have lost its humor and quirkiness. It’s a very interesting and different away to incorporate all these pieces of a puzzle that is the “Office Orientation” and still we are left with questions. What is a narration? Its the act of telling a story or giving an account of something. So in this case the narration of the story is a little different than most are use to. You have your first person, and your third person and so on, but where does this fall under? It’s unclear really, because when one reads “Orientation” you’re there in that office, but the one actually telling the story is the nameless employee giving you the tour of the office. He’s the one giving you the up’s and down’s, the do’s and don’ts of the place. He or she takes the readers through every rule and every inch of the office. One can start putting the pieces together rather quickly as to how the story will progress. After a while one can sort of predict a bit on how the characters will be brought

to light as well as the environment meant to be described. While you are walking through the those cubicles and listening to this mysterious employee weave your way through theses different characters’ lives and everyday occurrences. You tour through the copy room and the kitchenette. All to experience that feel of the “front row seat” so to speak. So in a nutshell the author is making you the main character