Show And Tell

The chapters based on Plot and Character were very interesting. The stories that dealt with Plot was very good. Burroughs' story helped show the key points of plot very easily and the story was interesting enough. Oates' Three Girls was my favorite in that chapter since the author had a very original plot for her story that she worked well considering how she used just the one place, the Strand Bookstore, and a surprise character of Marilyn Monroe. The ending line of the story was unique as well. Faulkner's story was original as well and showed a good example of a chronological arrangement to a story that used flashbacks to build up the story. The Character chapter was good as well with its two stories by Melville and Chai. Melville's story seemed to really illustrate the strength of the character descriptions and actions in the story. All in all, both chapters showed through the stories the separate points it wanted to illustrate that make up a story.