A narrative is the way in which we tell our own story. The
way we choose to tell our story depends on what we want to convey through our
words. Plus we must consider who will be the audience of the story. The plot
must be well organized and the details must be sufficient so that the reader
can completely grasp the meaning of the story. Other methods such as dialogues
and personification can be included as well to make the story more interesting.
In this chapter of Back to the Lake,
I read the narrative of Jeff Gremmels, The
Clinic. In this narrative, this (soon to be) doctor learns a valuable
lesson through a little boy who suffers from abuse. I did feel sad to realize the boy suffers from abuse, however, I was satisfied to
know the doctor learned a valuable lesson.
I believe The Clinic was a well written narrative. It included very descriptive language that allowed the reader to visual the characters, the bruises and even the hospital room clearly. The dialogue made the story more alive and the chronological order of the story made it easier to follow. This narrative did include the basic requirements of a narrative and within the narrative itself we learned how important a background story really is (a requirement that had been mentioned earlier in this chapter). I wouldn’t add much more to the narrative since I believe it’s good the way it is written.
I believe this is the doctor’s and the boy’s story. First of all, it is told in the doctor’s point of view so that makes it his narrative. Plus the doctor is the one who learns something valuable with this experience and chooses to share it with an audience. Though I would like to say it is the boy’s story as well since an actual story is told inside this narrative and that is the boy’s experience with abuse. In the narrative, the doctor explains how important a background story is and how he learned much more in this experience than in most of his years in med school. Plus, writing the narrative as a “medical detective” story made it more personal since the narrator is going to be doctor. So overall, I believe The Clinic is a great narrative.
I believe The Clinic was a well written narrative. It included very descriptive language that allowed the reader to visual the characters, the bruises and even the hospital room clearly. The dialogue made the story more alive and the chronological order of the story made it easier to follow. This narrative did include the basic requirements of a narrative and within the narrative itself we learned how important a background story really is (a requirement that had been mentioned earlier in this chapter). I wouldn’t add much more to the narrative since I believe it’s good the way it is written.
I believe this is the doctor’s and the boy’s story. First of all, it is told in the doctor’s point of view so that makes it his narrative. Plus the doctor is the one who learns something valuable with this experience and chooses to share it with an audience. Though I would like to say it is the boy’s story as well since an actual story is told inside this narrative and that is the boy’s experience with abuse. In the narrative, the doctor explains how important a background story is and how he learned much more in this experience than in most of his years in med school. Plus, writing the narrative as a “medical detective” story made it more personal since the narrator is going to be doctor. So overall, I believe The Clinic is a great narrative.
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