ENG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Julia Child, Martin Heidegger, Life Imitating Art
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Deliberate/fitting that the work is in the form of a dialogue because the argument is about speech over writing (also follows socratic method) Speech shows the process of developing a conclusion through argument and questioning rather than writing which may just state conclusion. Elements of direct report but strays from some concrete details: beginning: direct report- list of items he has in his possession from trip to. Creative non-fiction: impressionist rather than direct report, omits some specific details (like where the airport sheraton hotel is) in order to generalize to all writer"s conferences, concrete details he includes (types of stories being presented) shows. Palahniuk"s stance; satirical, mockery of these writers, their motivations/obsession with getting their story made into a screenplay: motivations: therapy, recognition, validation etc. Refrain: sorry, your seven minutes is up. : structure: each refrain signals the conclusion of a narrative unit similarly to how at the conference, after each seven minute pitch ends, a story ends.
