In my imaginative writing, I wanted the audience to recognise the impacts of sleep deprivation, and the hallucinations it can cause. In addition, this story was used to shed a light on the importance of asking for assistance through a period of great mourning. This narrative aims to inspire the audience to reach out for support when needed but also encourage people to empathise with those struggling in everyday life.
Character -
Technique 1 - My story is centred around a character called ‘The Woman’. By not assigning a name, it removes the possibility of unconsciously assigning an identity of another person to the character. Furthermore, it creates a eerie atmosphere suitable for the dark themes discussed in my story. For instance, “The woman stares endlessly out the window and onto the dark, empty street below.” Using an omniscient narrator was shown to me in Marylin Chin’s poem ‘The Floral Apron’ where having an unnamed character adds to the fierceness in preparation of a squid. “The Woman wore a floral apron
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“She brushed her brown hair out of her face” shows how this technique allows the reader to stay present in the story, having the ability to see what my character looks like.
This was shown to me in Marilyn Chin’s poem “The Floral Apron” in the quote “The woman wore a floral apron around her neck’ describing the main character of the poem. Descriptive language adds depth to the characters and also the overall narrative.
Technique 3 -
The protagonist in my writing has gone through many traumatic experiences. To convey this to the audience, I used repetition and contrast, consequently sharing the emotions and turmoils of the character. Repetition is advantageous as it reiterates important information to stay in the readers mind. This is evident in “Her breathing quickened, heart rate accelerated” and “woman’s breathing stopped, heart rate