That being said, the narrative of literature has changed drastically from the 18th Century to the 19th/20th centuries. ... Therefore, there are circumstances when a writer's personal experience can influence the story told in their novel, with changing the narrative and characters to transform a personal experiences into a realistic fictional story. ... The personal experience can create a significantly more realistic vibe to a story that readers can relate to. A main theme in "The Open Boat" is the idea of that constant fear that is lingering in human nature regarding the u...

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Style In a recent personal interview with Rick Bragg, I asked him about the process by which he has developed his style and approach to his subject matter. ... You take the tasty ingredients and cook them down "thick, almost burnt to a dried blood-colored paste"" (personal interview). ... Like Truman Capote and others, Rick writes non-fiction in a narrative style sometimes called New Journalism that employs a fictional method to tell a real story. ... I won't embellish the truth, but I will tell it in a way that engages the reader and pulls him into the story"" (personal interview). ...

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It is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that, in a way, puts other great works of literature to shame". ... Hemingway is frequently seen as an artist who has created an entirely new style of American fiction, one that adheres to truer ideas of objectivity, masculinity and strength. ...

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