Blog on Voice Text #3

Techniques of Narrative

Mark Bezos’ TED Talk employed excellent techniques of a narrative. Mark successfully transitions his story of having to merely save a pair of shoes, to delivering a very intriguing and thoughtful reflection on how the smallest acts of generosity can make great differences. Bezos does a great job pacing the story as you hear his voice pick up around 1:07 when Mark depicts his assignment during his first fire, well, I was next. The captain waved me over. He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house. I need you to go upstairs, past the fire, and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes." Bezos also does good depicting the action of the scene through descriptive imagery. He sends the reader to the scene of his first fire as a volunteer and it’s almost as if we’re there battling the blaze with him.

Employ Humor

In the talk, Bezos shows us his funny side at multiple times.

He calls his partner and “nemesis” Lex Luthor for obvious and humorous reasons.

He exaggerates the disparity of being relegated to saving a mere pair of shoes.

Blog #2

In my mind, Holden's discussion about Romeo and Juliet was one of his best. "The think is, I never liked Romeo too much after Mercutio gets stabbed...but Mercutio, he was--it's hard to explain. He was very smart and entertaining and all. The thing is, it drives me crazy if somebody gets killed...especially somebody very smart and entertaining and all," He isn't the best with words and this small dialogue proves that you don't really have to be to get your point across. Holden didn't seem to leave anything that he needed to say out of the conversation with this nun. One could even make the assumption that Holden compares Mercutio to his brother Allie. From Holden's description of Allie, we know he was a pleasure to be around. Perhaps Holden was frustrated that his brother seemed to die twice and that's why he hates it when a nice and entertaining character dies.

Catcher in the Rye 9-10

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Daryn Kagan’s “Your Rattle No One Else Can Hear” Article is about the difficulty people experience when they feel they’re going to face a problem alone. When no one besides yourself can understand what specific emotions are flowing through you at this very and at times you may not even know. She offers the comfort of having someone else acknowledge our problems and though they may not be there to solve them, having someone else simply knowing that there’s something wrong can benefit us in ways that seem foreign until we experience them in the moment.

                Holden, in Catcher in the Rye, seems to have this exact problem. He has all of these problems floating around in his head and he has no one to vent about them to. Thankfully, this composition was there for him in a way. Those feelings found some sort of outlet. He told us about Allie and then about his mitt. All the poems and everything. Holden actually opened up for a split second. The mitt was a way for Holden to acknowledge his own problems and give himself some sort of comfort. The fact that he opened up a little bit, even if only to himself or whoever he’s talking to, is enough to give him a little more confidence he needs.