Review the 9 Elements of Narrative discussed in class. Choose a brief narrative for analysis. Examine the narrative and identify each of the elements of narrative from the story. The identification of each element need not be exhaustive. For “Robin Hood,” identify the main characters. Because there is more than one scene, identify the narrative elements in each scene. There is one scene that tells the story of how he became an outlaw. There is another scene that describes his first encounter with Little John. You can choose to write about “The Cyclops” or any other narrative on the narrative page.
Create a post in the category “narratio,” with your analysis of the narrative elements from the story you choose.
Consider also the 3 virtues of narrative: clarity, brevity, and plausibility. Choose a fable from the fable page and expand it into a complete narrative. You are free to change, invent or imagine the agents, action, time, place, cause, and manner as much as you like, but you should maintain the poetic triad of the original fable, the reversal, recognition, and suffering. Your narrative should have the virtues of clarity, brevity, and plausibility.
In class, we discussed adapting “The Oak and the Reeds” into a narrative about a big bank with a skyscraper and a street vendor with a hot dog cart. The characters could be an arrogant banker who wears fancy suits and a humble hot dog man with mustard stains on his apron. How will each weather a financial storm? We read both Aesop’s version of this fable and also Jean de La Fontaine’s poetic version with extended dialog. There are many fables to adapt according to your imagination.
Create a post in the “narratio” category and publish your narrative of an adapted fable.