Narrative Paradigm
Narrative Paradigm
Thomas McGarity
College America/Eng223
We all had that friend that always had a story to tell. Years later I find out that story telling is a big part of communication. Walter fish wrote that all meaning full communication comes from storytelling, which is referred to as narrative paradigm. We use narrative paradigm every day to help us remember people, places, and things. We also use narrative paradigm to help us make decisions in life. Not all narrative paradigms are useful and relevant; some are just for entertainment purpose. The process of narrative paradigm helps us recall special moments in our lives. I always tell the story of the first time I held my son in my hands. He was 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was born at 4:38 pm. I was nearly in a car accident on the way to the hospital because I was driving in a panic. Luckily I didn’t get a ticket or hurt anyone including my-self. That story helps me remember the strong emotions I was feeling for the first time in my life. It also helps me remember where I was employed at the time; I was a temp at the post office. I can even recall what I was wearing that day because it was such a huge moment in my life. My mother and sister use narrative paradigm to try to help me remember things that happened when I was a child. Apparently I learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels the same day my big sister did. My mom said I was so upset that my sister learned how to ride a bike without training wheels; I through a fit in till my dad took off my training wheels a taught me how to ride without them. It took me 2 hours and a pair of paints to ride my bike. My mother said I fell a lot so I had scratches on my arms and knees. Wow, every time I think about that story it makes me laugh because I didn’t care about riding without training wheels in till my sister was able to ride without them. Since this incident was told to me in a story form, I was
Thomas McGarity
College America/Eng223
We all had that friend that always had a story to tell. Years later I find out that story telling is a big part of communication. Walter fish wrote that all meaning full communication comes from storytelling, which is referred to as narrative paradigm. We use narrative paradigm every day to help us remember people, places, and things. We also use narrative paradigm to help us make decisions in life. Not all narrative paradigms are useful and relevant; some are just for entertainment purpose. The process of narrative paradigm helps us recall special moments in our lives. I always tell the story of the first time I held my son in my hands. He was 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was born at 4:38 pm. I was nearly in a car accident on the way to the hospital because I was driving in a panic. Luckily I didn’t get a ticket or hurt anyone including my-self. That story helps me remember the strong emotions I was feeling for the first time in my life. It also helps me remember where I was employed at the time; I was a temp at the post office. I can even recall what I was wearing that day because it was such a huge moment in my life. My mother and sister use narrative paradigm to try to help me remember things that happened when I was a child. Apparently I learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels the same day my big sister did. My mom said I was so upset that my sister learned how to ride a bike without training wheels; I through a fit in till my dad took off my training wheels a taught me how to ride without them. It took me 2 hours and a pair of paints to ride my bike. My mother said I fell a lot so I had scratches on my arms and knees. Wow, every time I think about that story it makes me laugh because I didn’t care about riding without training wheels in till my sister was able to ride without them. Since this incident was told to me in a story form, I was
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