Narratives in Popular Culture, Media, and Everyday LifeExplains narrative theory and applies it to readers' everyday experience with popular forms of mass media, discussing narrative interpretation and analysis on an accessible level. Part I overviews key narrative theorists and techniques. Part II considers the narrative elements of dreams, fairy tales |
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... explains that the important thing is what characters do , not what they feel , think they are doing , intend to do , or say they will do . That is , a character's function is crucial , the function being , as I pointed out earlier , the ...
... explains that the important thing is what characters do , not what they feel , think they are doing , intend to do , or say they will do . That is , a character's function is crucial , the function being , as I pointed out earlier , the ...
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... explains it , dreams assume the shapes they do in individuals because of the operation of two psychic forces . One force constructs the wish that is expressed by the dream , and the other force exercises censorship on this dream - wish ...
... explains it , dreams assume the shapes they do in individuals because of the operation of two psychic forces . One force constructs the wish that is expressed by the dream , and the other force exercises censorship on this dream - wish ...
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... explains how the use of such polarities helps young children deal with their problems . He explains that fairy tales charac- teristically suggest existential dilemmas to children quickly and point- edly . They enable children to ...
... explains how the use of such polarities helps young children deal with their problems . He explains that fairy tales charac- teristically suggest existential dilemmas to children quickly and point- edly . They enable children to ...
Contents
The Nature of Narratives | 1 |
Theorists of Narrativity | 19 |
A Modification of Propps Theory | 30 |
Copyright | |
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