11/29/17

Today in class, 11/29/17, we continued learning about what a framing narrative is, what a linear and non-linear narrative is. We went over what a framing narrative is again and how it is a romantic idea. It is a romantic idea because it relates to story telling and it is an homage to past writers. We then learned what a linear narrative which is a logical progression of events that goes in a chronological order. It goes by cause and effect. The story line goes in a straight line which is why it's called a linear narrative. Mr.Rivers then taught us about non-linear narratives. Non-linear narratives are more complex and there is more gray area in the text. Non-Linear narratives do not go in chronological order and some examples are breaking bad or interstellar.  We then talked about in our groups how chapter 4 of the Great Gatsby is a non-linear narrative because of Jordan's story. After that we had an assignment with our groups to analyze the modern parts of Jordan's passage in chapter 4.  In the modernists section we had to identify the pessimistic parts, the perception of truth parts, and barriers of wealth and status. Other groups had to identify the Romantic parts of the passage; which included nostalgia of the past, value of youthful innocence, and emotion as more important than reason. This could help us in the future in identifying the romantic or modernists parts of passages or books because if a book is a linear narrative than it is generally romantic and if it is non-linear than it is generally modern. It also helps us understand more about different perceptions and what people think about the same event.