The novel revolves around the Vietnam War. By introducing both the physical and emotional components of the word “carry‚” O’Brien enables the themes of chaos and uncertainty in war‚ as well as imagination and memory to unfold through the use of storytelling. The Vietnam War was one that lacked purpose and encountered “widespread disillusionment” according to many historians (“History.com/topics/Vietnam-war-protests”). The lack of resolution‚ as well as the negative public opinion for this
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favorite short story in the anthropology by Dr. Lynn Fauth is “Blue Winds Dancing.” The author‚ Tom Whitecloud uses versatile formal-informal storytelling‚ descriptive language to immerse the reader in the moment‚ and resolution of self-identity conflict. These elements exemplify Whitecloud’s mastery of fiction writing. The role of an informal storytelling told from a first point of view is effective in describing the disparity between the white man’s world and that of the narrator’s Native American
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via social/online media. It is a great example of next generation storytelling and its message has struck a chord in many a heart‚ largely because the campaign leveraged a number of new media tricks – from online video with extended versions to smart search optimization and seeding its own hash tag #ShareYourGoodness to enable sharing and discovery. But the campaign is a success for more reasons than just great storytelling and new media tricks. So why did this campaign succeed and what can we
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the “oppression olympics” (253)‚ or how a black woman’s natural hair is “not professional‚ sophisticated… just not damn normal” (367). Ifemelu serves as an example that even in modern times‚ we can and should fight against the power and danger of storytelling‚ by challenging destructive norms‚ especially from a position of
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Qu’Appelle The origin of the name Qu’Appelle stems from an old tale passed down from generation to generation by Indigenous people. David Bouchard and E.Pauline Johnson are authors who have written their version of this tale. In Bouchard’s poem Qu’Appelle‚ the tone of his narrative poem is personal. Bouchard did not use a consistent rhyme scheme which made his poem sound as if he were telling the story to his readers directly‚ differing from Johnson’s strict rhyme scheme that distanced itself from
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Storytelling is a vital component of Native American culture. Each story is passed down through multiple generations and is seen as a sacred part of that family’s history‚ as well as a way to continue legacies and preserve tribal traditions. In Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer‚ characters manipulate the tradition of storytelling in order to identify with their culture and appropriate others’ when in need of a physical or spiritual connection to their ethnic background‚ which results in physical and
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Over the years‚ many countries suffer from colonialism as a result of other countries for the sole reason that they have different characteristics. The world contains quite a diverse array of cultures‚ all of which are different from each other in various ways. In Things Fall Apart‚ the author Chinua Achebe tells of the cultural practices of the Igbo people to show that even though a culture may have different ideals another‚ the people can sustain themselves with an equal ability. Achebe uses the
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Stories of place Discovering new places is an important part of many enjoyable experiences. We use maps to guide us in our exploration but also to locate our findings. It is not rare that we use these personalized maps to share our knowledge of a place. Throughout the time‚ the importance of the relationship between personal stories‚ walking the land‚ experiencing places and knowledge became a continual topic of discussion. There is reasonably substantial literatures that explains how stories facilitate
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changed the way of thinking during that society by defying the usual way of painting religious scenes. Boorstin describes his way in the sense that he was “saying something new in an old vocabulary.” He changed it from very bland artwork‚ into storytelling and more visual scenes. Boorstin also says how Giotto had begun to defy the arts by drawing things with the idea of space as well as dimensions in mind. He began to paint things in a more realistic way and create third dimensions on two dimensional
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present day setting‚ dealing with contemporary issues until I watched Smoke Signals. In the movie Smoke Signals‚ co-producer and scriptwriter Sherman Alexie uses unexpected humor‚ numerous significant flashbacks‚ and modernized Native American storytelling traditions to best narrate his story and the historical plight of Native Americans. First of all‚ Alexie employs wit by mocking stereotypical reservation life‚ the frequently biased film industry‚ and even his own people‚ the Native Americans
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