Update:

I reposted the House of Asterion short story. Hope it works better.

 

Hi Class,

I’ve posted the three pieces in the Readings menu tab (Lloyd-Smith, Marquez, and Borges).

The homework for next week:

Journal 2: write a journal in which you explore the idea of focal point and narration in either Borges or Marquez (300 words).

Focal Point: the distance between the viewer or seer (reader) and the character. The person who narrates is usually the focalizer, the one who situates the experiences we read. But, the narrator can also be the one who speaks but whose vision we do not follow.

Narrator: the voice which tells the story in the first, second,  or third person… or through an omniscient narrator (an all-knowing or god-like story teller as in “An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge”).

 

Best,

Prof. Scanlan