Storytelling: Third Lecture

Voice, storyteller

THIRD LECTURE

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STORYTELLING SITUATION

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Handout 2

o Abdelkader Benali, The Argentiniano John Steinbeck, “The Crhysanthemums”

http://sjmoenandar.blogspot.com/p/examples-of-voice-in-fiction.html

http://sjmoenandar.blogspot.com/p/examples-of-voice-in-fiction.html

oExplicitoHidden

STORYTELING VOICE

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STORYTELLER IN FICTION

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o Storyteller is one of the characters in the story (The Argentinian): storyteller-in-the-story

o Storyteller is not one of the characters (“The Chrysanthemums”): storyteller-outside-the-story

TWO TYPES OF STORYTELLERS

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oHas not experienced the events of the story.

oBUT: Could be an ‘I’

STORYTELLER-OUTSIDE-THE-STORY:

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Has experienced the events about which he or she is talking: always an I-storyteller

2 types:o Is the main character

in the storyo Is a witness

STORYTELLER-IN-THE-STORY

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o Storyteller-outside-the-story, hidden voice

o Storyteller-outside-the-story, expicit voice

o Storyteller-in-the-story, main character

o Storyteller-in-the-story, witness

(Of course, a storyteller-in-the-story always has an explicit storytelling voice!)

COMBINING STORYTELLER & STORYTELLING VOICE

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John Steinbeck, “The Chrysanthemums”

STORYTELLER-OUTSIDE-THE-STORY, HIDDEN VOICE

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STORYTELLER-OUTSIDE-THE-STORY, EXPLICIT VOICE

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Daan wandered around the city the entire day […]. The golden light, the birds, the space, salty odours, and water everywhere, splashing against the fondamenti, rippling under the bridges, all the way into his dreams. Most of all, he was moved by the murmuring of feet and the sound of voices suddenly appearing, the only noise to be heard; he imagined he was in the Middle Ages – no, Daan, that’s all wrong, in the Renaissance of course, Rinascimento, rebirth my boy, think! Here: the palace of the doges, go and enter it, well, first wait in the queue for a ‘little while’ (don’t let yourself be disturbed by that), and look around you and don’t forget to look up as well, at all those dizzying scenes that that damn Tintoretto painted there […]

Robert Anker, Hajar and Daan (2004)

Abdelkader Benali, The Argentinian

STORYTELLER-IN-THE-STORY, MAIN CHARACTER

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Remco Campert, “The Man and the Tortilla

Chip”

STORYTELLER-OUTSIDE-THE-STORY, HIDDEN VOICE

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EXERCISE 1

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Rewrite the story of the song “Mexico” (lyrics can be found here) using one of the four possible combinations of storyteller and storytelling voice, except for the combination in which it is already written (so you will write three versions!)

o Storyteller-outside-the-story, hidden voiceo Storyteller-outside-the-story, expicit voiceo Storyteller-in-the-story, main charactero Storyteller-in-the-story, witness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9ftsCKSKQ

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Mexico-lyrics-Beck/72C0E671EA437F7F4825686D001D55F2

THE CHARACTER/GOAL MODEL

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POINT OF VIEW: FOCALISATION

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Arafat visits Sderot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hxXPGvuJjSY




1. Desire2. Ability3. Action4. Results

THE FOUR STAGES OF THE PLOT

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1. Desire2. Ability3. Action4. Results

FILL IN FOR “MEXICO”

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Six elements Main character A goal A reason Opponent(s) Helper(s) Someone who profitsFour stages Desire Ability Action Results

CHECKLIST FOR YOUR STORY

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EXERCISE 2

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Write down in one sentence: what happens during the stage of desire (the first plot stage) of your story?

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