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Monday, May 3, 2010
Hypothesis: Narration Changes
Hypothesize about how the style of narration in The Joy Luck Club – i.e. stories from different perspectives, in different countries, in different generations – will affect the story? What exactly will be affected?
Stories from different countries, perspectives, and generations will always be different and affect the story. If a story is told from a different country, the customs and culture will most likely vary. In different perspectives, only a certain amount of events will be written about based on what the narrator sees because they can only tell the reader what they know, and not other events that might occur. In different generations, the terms used might vary. Also, the story could change or be misheard/revised as the generations continue. All of these aspects affect the story because they are all elements that are used in story telling. The country, generation, and perspective are three characteristics of story telling that easily change the plot. Not only will it change the plot, but it could change the themes, morals, and symbols of the story as well. The three elements are important to story telling because they are the time, place, and perspective, and with a small change, the whole story will be abruptly strengthened or ruined.
I think that the style of narration will be an asset to the story being told. With different people comes different experiences that will add a new twist to the story. It will bring in new perspectives that can change the story. Also, the story won't be one sided as most books are. The narrator has their own opinons and ideas and keeps to those opinions. However, if you add different people that will bring their own opinions and ideas to the narration, giving different perspective for the story. The fact that the different narrators are from different countries can also change the perspectives that are shown. As Emily said, different countries have different cultures and traditions that will make their perspective different. China is very different from the United States, and these differences could be shown through the book. Lastly, the different generations also gives more perspective to the book. One of the other blogs talks about how different generations may argue and not get along as well. This will bring the final part of the different perspectives. So multiple aspects of the story will be due to the differences that the people who are narrating the story have.
Having different perspectives and narrators in the Joy Luck Club is going to bring excitment to the novel. When reading a regular narrated novel, you are constantly hearing from one side of the story, as MMiller said. However, when you hear from many different peole and stories like in the Joy Luck Club, it is bringing reality to the novel. Once you have different perspectives of the story, you are able to piece together what might actually be true. Whereas when you read a story with only one person narrating, you can never be sure if you are getting all the details and the true story of what is going on. having different people tell stories also keeps the reader entertained. They do not get bored with just one story line. They can be entertained with many. Also, in a way, all the different people piece togehter in the end, giving the reader a sense of pride for piecing them together.
The style of narration in the Joy Luck Club is told from the point of view of 8 different women-4 women and their daughters-and how different their lives growing up are, but yet how similar. Both do not believe that they other does not understand, but they have their own struggles and battles. In different countries, the stories could be different because the environment growing up is very different. For instance, in the JLC, the mothers grew up in an environment where the food, the style of eating, the arranged marriages, the patriarchal society, and the family life is all different, just to name a few. The daughters grew up speaking english and drinking coke, and have trouble communicating with their mothers, who also do not know how to teach their daughters the old ways, and the stories of how they grew up. Their relationship will definitely be affected, and hopefully they will finally gather a deeper understanding of each other
There are many stories that have different perspectives, but there are some books that have different perspectives, different stories in different countries, and in different generations. A story that has different perspectives will only show one person's idea about something that happened and will only show what one person sees and hears. As many people have said when the stories are told in different countries the reader will learn about different values and cultures. If the story is told from different generations then the reader will see how different the ideas are and the views on life. The problem with such different perspectives is that the reader will only get a few parts of a lot of stories.
Stories that differ in perspectives and the style of narration from chapter to chapter give the chance to experience the story and what the author is trying to say through the eyes of different characters. Since you are not reading the same, continuous story all throughout the book, it makes the smaller pieces of narration more important to the overall novel as a whole. When you read each perspective in the Joy Luck Club, you subconsciously try to see how they can be pieced together to relay an overall message or theme. By having different stories and perspective I would think that the flow of the writing would be effected; the writing could seem choppy which is why the author would have to make the stories connect to each other some how like the way Amy Tan uses the parables to express the underlying themes of all the stories.
Setting aside all the points such as time, place, and background, a change in narrative is a way to show comparisons in characters, character flaws (whether or not one character is accurate or telling the truth), and a character's personalities. Those are the basics to the purpose of a change in perspective. However, on a more practical level it can be used to advance the plot in another different location, like in Michael Chrichton's 'Timeline' and Robert Louis Stevensen's 'Treasure Island'. In 'The Joy Luck Club', more elements are introduced such as time period, location (US/China), and generation (Mother/Daughter). With all these introduced, the reader becomes balanced by not having a single narrative. This in turn adds to the way a narration change can even the plot and help explain characters with little haziness.
The style of narration may vary with the viewpoint of the person. From the eyes of a poor man, even a hamburger would be like gold. From the eyes of a rich man, it would be a ball of grease not worth walking on top of. We understand as readers that we must be wary of 1st person narrations because of the way a person affects what is told about the story and how things are described and portrayed within the story. The tone and mood would be affected heavily, depending on the narrator's own state of emotions.
The effect of different countries, narrators, and perspectives on Joy Luck Club is that it shows different parts a story. Eventually, I think all the stories will come to a singular ending, that will effect all the main characters. All the stories have a lesson that make the story whole. The change in perspective shows the different cultures, and how differently the mothers and their daughters grew up. These differences show how cut off the daughters are from their culture. The different narrators allow the author to show how the different people have different thoughts and ways of life.
Stories told in different countries, from different generations and from different perspectives will affect the story because when a story is told in a inconsistent way the reading may get confusing.
Stories told from different perspective show that not all the events will be connected in a way. Some other narrators may not relate to what one specific narrator is saying. The events will change, mood will change, as well as the tone.
Stories told from different countries, just like Emily said, can show that the customs and culture will vary. Going from China to America affects the story because what people do in both countries may not relate or be similar. Things change between countries such as marriages, language, food and things people do for fun.
Lastly, stories told from different generations may cause confusion because people may not know what certain terms mean. Language has developed more over the years, as well as technology. Older generations are not use to the modern technology as they are to what they use to have.
I think that the stories told from different perspectves, countries, and generations will make the story better. For one thing, it will make it more enjoyable. By switching up all of the stories, it won't have any really long and unenjoyable sections. Great Expectations had that as a problem because we only heard from Pip's narrow point of view. I think that changing the perspective, country, and generation between each story will make it a more enjoyable book to read. Also, because of the different people telling different stories, we see different views on similar subjects. This mixes the story up, and can make it more enjoyable too.
Stories told in different perspectives are always different, because no two people are exactly alike. The narrators of the stories might be similar, but they all have there own stories to tell. A wealthy person telling a story will be different then a poor person telling a story. They could be at different side of the story. For example, a poor person visiting a mansion will be told in awe with more admirable descriptions, while a wealthy person's perspective might not be as enthusiastic. Another key factor is the cultures. In "The Joy Luck Club" the mothers' and daughters' stories are different because the chinese culture is much different then America's, and the daughters grew up only knowing US culture.
The narration change in The Joy Luck Club could mean various things, and the author could have had many different intentions while writing it. It shows the generation gap between mother and daughter, and how this affects the way a story is told. Also, it shows that one story can be told in many different ways, and that when one person tells a story, they could be shining a more positive light on themselves than what really should be.
Also, the narration shifts make Amy Tan's division of Chinese culture and American culture more obvious. The mothers, who all grew up in China, have very different ways of thinking than the American daughters. This shows their language barrier, as well as the cultural differences, which make the story more interesting.
The narration in the Joy Luck Club affect the story in many different ways. When the stories switch from mother to daughter and from different perspectives, it will give the reader a full understanding of the characters. It will let them know exactly how the generations are different and where each is coming from. While the mothers are more traditional and old-fashioned, the daughters have inherited the American culture. This causes some frustration and misunderstandings throughout the novel which affects the mother/daughter relationship. Because they are from different countries and have different cultures living under one roof, there is a language barrier and lack of decent communication.
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Stories from different countries, perspectives, and generations will always be different and affect the story. If a story is told from a different country, the customs and culture will most likely vary. In different perspectives, only a certain amount of events will be written about based on what the narrator sees because they can only tell the reader what they know, and not other events that might occur. In different generations, the terms used might vary. Also, the story could change or be misheard/revised as the generations continue.
All of these aspects affect the story because they are all elements that are used in story telling. The country, generation, and perspective are three characteristics of story telling that easily change the plot. Not only will it change the plot, but it could change the themes, morals, and symbols of the story as well. The three elements are important to story telling because they are the time, place, and perspective, and with a small change, the whole story will be abruptly strengthened or ruined.
I think that the style of narration will be an asset to the story being told. With different people comes different experiences that will add a new twist to the story. It will bring in new perspectives that can change the story. Also, the story won't be one sided as most books are. The narrator has their own opinons and ideas and keeps to those opinions. However, if you add different people that will bring their own opinions and ideas to the narration, giving different perspective for the story. The fact that the different narrators are from different countries can also change the perspectives that are shown. As Emily said, different countries have different cultures and traditions that will make their perspective different. China is very different from the United States, and these differences could be shown through the book. Lastly, the different generations also gives more perspective to the book. One of the other blogs talks about how different generations may argue and not get along as well. This will bring the final part of the different perspectives. So multiple aspects of the story will be due to the differences that the people who are narrating the story have.
Having different perspectives and narrators in the Joy Luck Club is going to bring excitment to the novel. When reading a regular narrated novel, you are constantly hearing from one side of the story, as MMiller said. However, when you hear from many different peole and stories like in the Joy Luck Club, it is bringing reality to the novel. Once you have different perspectives of the story, you are able to piece together what might actually be true. Whereas when you read a story with only one person narrating, you can never be sure if you are getting all the details and the true story of what is going on. having different people tell stories also keeps the reader entertained. They do not get bored with just one story line. They can be entertained with many. Also, in a way, all the different people piece togehter in the end, giving the reader a sense of pride for piecing them together.
The style of narration in the Joy Luck Club is told from the point of view of 8 different women-4 women and their daughters-and how different their lives growing up are, but yet how similar. Both do not believe that they other does not understand, but they have their own struggles and battles. In different countries, the stories could be different because the environment growing up is very different. For instance, in the JLC, the mothers grew up in an environment where the food, the style of eating, the arranged marriages, the patriarchal society, and the family life is all different, just to name a few. The daughters grew up speaking english and drinking coke, and have trouble communicating with their mothers, who also do not know how to teach their daughters the old ways, and the stories of how they grew up. Their relationship will definitely be affected, and hopefully they will finally gather a deeper understanding of each other
There are many stories that have different perspectives, but there are some books that have different perspectives, different stories in different countries, and in different generations. A story that has different perspectives will only show one person's idea about something that happened and will only show what one person sees and hears. As many people have said when the stories are told in different countries the reader will learn about different values and cultures. If the story is told from different generations then the reader will see how different the ideas are and the views on life. The problem with such different perspectives is that the reader will only get a few parts of a lot of stories.
Stories that differ in perspectives and the style of narration from chapter to chapter give the chance to experience the story and what the author is trying to say through the eyes of different characters. Since you are not reading the same, continuous story all throughout the book, it makes the smaller pieces of narration more important to the overall novel as a whole. When you read each perspective in the Joy Luck Club, you subconsciously try to see how they can be pieced together to relay an overall message or theme. By having different stories and perspective I would think that the flow of the writing would be effected; the writing could seem choppy which is why the author would have to make the stories connect to each other some how like the way Amy Tan uses the parables to express the underlying themes of all the stories.
Setting aside all the points such as time, place, and background, a change in narrative is a way to show comparisons in characters, character flaws (whether or not one character is accurate or telling the truth), and a character's personalities. Those are the basics to the purpose of a change in perspective. However, on a more practical level it can be used to advance the plot in another different location, like in Michael Chrichton's 'Timeline' and Robert Louis Stevensen's 'Treasure Island'. In 'The Joy Luck Club', more elements are introduced such as time period, location (US/China), and generation (Mother/Daughter). With all these introduced, the reader becomes balanced by not having a single narrative. This in turn adds to the way a narration change can even the plot and help explain characters with little haziness.
The style of narration may vary with the viewpoint of the person. From the eyes of a poor man, even a hamburger would be like gold. From the eyes of a rich man, it would be a ball of grease not worth walking on top of.
We understand as readers that we must be wary of 1st person narrations because of the way a person affects what is told about the story and how things are described and portrayed within the story.
The tone and mood would be affected heavily, depending on the narrator's own state of emotions.
The effect of different countries, narrators, and perspectives on Joy Luck Club is that it shows different parts a story. Eventually, I think all the stories will come to a singular ending, that will effect all the main characters. All the stories have a lesson that make the story whole. The change in perspective shows the different cultures, and how differently the mothers and their daughters grew up. These differences show how cut off the daughters are from their culture. The different narrators allow the author to show how the different people have different thoughts and ways of life.
Stories told in different countries, from different generations and from different perspectives will affect the story because when a story is told in a inconsistent way the reading may get confusing.
Stories told from different perspective show that not all the events will be connected in a way. Some other narrators may not relate to what one specific narrator is saying. The events will change, mood will change, as well as the tone.
Stories told from different countries, just like Emily said, can show that the customs and culture will vary. Going from China to America affects the story because what people do in both countries may not relate or be similar. Things change between countries such as marriages, language, food and things people do for fun.
Lastly, stories told from different generations may cause confusion because people may not know what certain terms mean. Language has developed more over the years, as well as technology. Older generations are not use to the modern technology as they are to what they use to have.
I think that the stories told from different perspectves, countries, and generations will make the story better. For one thing, it will make it more enjoyable. By switching up all of the stories, it won't have any really long and unenjoyable sections. Great Expectations had that as a problem because we only heard from Pip's narrow point of view. I think that changing the perspective, country, and generation between each story will make it a more enjoyable book to read. Also, because of the different people telling different stories, we see different views on similar subjects. This mixes the story up, and can make it more enjoyable too.
Stories told in different perspectives are always different, because no two people are exactly alike. The narrators of the stories might be similar, but they all have there own stories to tell. A wealthy person telling a story will be different then a poor person telling a story. They could be at different side of the story. For example, a poor person visiting a mansion will be told in awe with more admirable descriptions, while a wealthy person's perspective might not be as enthusiastic. Another key factor is the cultures. In "The Joy Luck Club" the mothers' and daughters' stories are different because the chinese culture is much different then America's, and the daughters grew up only knowing US culture.
The narration change in The Joy Luck Club could mean various things, and the author could have had many different intentions while writing it. It shows the generation gap between mother and daughter, and how this affects the way a story is told. Also, it shows that one story can be told in many different ways, and that when one person tells a story, they could be shining a more positive light on themselves than what really should be.
Also, the narration shifts make Amy Tan's division of Chinese culture and American culture more obvious. The mothers, who all grew up in China, have very different ways of thinking than the American daughters. This shows their language barrier, as well as the cultural differences, which make the story more interesting.
The narration in the Joy Luck Club affect the story in many different ways. When the stories switch from mother to daughter and from different perspectives, it will give the reader a full understanding of the characters. It will let them know exactly how the generations are different and where each is coming from. While the mothers are more traditional and old-fashioned, the daughters have inherited the American culture. This causes some frustration and misunderstandings throughout the novel which affects the mother/daughter relationship. Because they are from different countries and have different cultures living under one roof, there is a language barrier and lack of decent communication.
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