They can be comprised of only one narrative or a collection of short individual stories. ... A third type is the personal narrative. ... The book contains ideas that may be inappropriate or misunderstood by younger readers and would be better utilized by high school students who can interpret and appreciate the material. ...
According to van Gorp , a short story is a single-episode narrative with a limited number of characters. ... (p64) As Mrs Chapman has suggested, Carver prefers the first person narrative to an omniscient narrative voice. ... Mrs Chapman asserts that there is no narrative presence telling the reader what to think about the situation. ... (p66) The waitress becomes nervous and she is curious to know more about his personal life. ...
However, while the meat of the narrative is a fascinating subject and not one to be overlooked, I believe that throughout all the discussion of Tan's characters and her story-weaving skills, an even far greater talent of hers has been forgotten. ... Although the mothers may have a different attachment to this personal history than their daughters, it is nonetheless the tie that binds. ... This search requires each of the stories which chronicle a critical moment in their respective lives to be separate from one another in order to truly hit home the idea of personal character. ...
It seems that Bub may have a personal problem with Robert, besides the fact of his blindness, but the video does not give justice to this problem as the short story does. ... This provides the idea that she has led a long, hard life, and that the relationship with Robert is something in her life that keeps her sane. ... Bub's narrative in the story explains how "[he] took up the pen again, and he found my hand. ... In review of the short story version and the video version, one can say that they both completed the basic idea and theme. ...
