The Seven Ravens, by H. Vogel
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My topic is going to be put into the style of a storybook frametale. However, I have a plot already in mind, and it will require more real-world immersion into a different storyline than those of the tales that I will be referencing. And I will be making sure to place my story's emphasis on the frametale structure, while still making sure that the outside, main story arc that I want to write is still being followed.
The third person omniscient point of view I think will be essential to how I tell the tale I'm making. However, I plan to make the story narrative very character-centered and switch between the characters. In this way, I want to provide a window into each character's physical presence and mindset, yet remain free enough to be oblivious to details that might spoil the tension of the story.
The sort of narrative perspective I want to take seems to be best represented by the Grimm Fairy Tales, especially those by Ashliman.
Style 2- Story Structure
At this point I should say that I have already written my story, but it is a film script right now, and not a novel. The script is currently in a 4 act structure: the initiating event, the turning point, the point of no turn/climax, and the resolution. The plot itself is very long for a film script: 183 pages. If it were to be produced, it would take the shape of an "epic": this would be similar to the structure of Lawrence of Arabia.
Though I can't identify the four act structure explicitly in the units from the UNTextbook, I anticipate that my story will play out structurally like Homer's Iliad.
Style 3- Avoiding Cliches and using Suspense
The story itself draws heavily on fairy tale references, primarily because the secondary main character-storyline is about that character making the world around them into their own version of a fairy tale. However, in the interest of keeping the audience engaged, I have made sure to exploit all the fundamental morals and lessons in all of the tales referenced. I do this in such a way so as to lead the audience into a cliche that they might find security in (hinted at by the tale referenced), but then take the plot in a completely new direction at an unexpected juncture. By continually doing this, I am able to build suspense almost unlimitedly. However, like all great stories, there's always a point of no return, and my story has several.
I think the Decameron by Boccaccio is a good example for comparison for what I intend for my story: it calls into question modern and past stereotypes and uses the satire of them to elevate the tragedy of the plot.
Style 4- My Audience
Given that the underlying force driving the main plotline in my story is generational sovereignty, I will be focusing my attention on the current teen audience and my generation as well (who aren't quite teens anymore). I plan to visit extremely morally dark and gray territories with the characters in my story. However, this does not mean that I will not try to do my best at making each character defensible: by the end every reader should be able to take a side with at least one character in the story. And only one will truly be the victor, or will they?
I'm going to make another reference to Alice and Wonderland, is seems to be the closest representation of how I want to relate to my audience.
Bibliography:
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Grimm's Fairy Tales; Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; 1812; Link to source
Iliad; Homer; around 760-710 BC; Link to source
Decameron; Giovanni Boccaccio; translated:1906; Link to source
Alice and Wonderland; Lewis Carroll; 1865; Link to source
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