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PROMPT July 6th Is there such a thing as “unbiased reporting?” (Consider not just journalism, but storytelling - is it possible to tell a story without bias?) I've read some great posts this morning regarding our prompt. All of them good, and all of them made me think. Well, that's the purpose of a post, right? To make someone think? All of them had great points regarding bias in journalism, and yes, I do agree with those points. So good job all around. But as I sat and thought, and read the prompt again, I realized I'm not too familiar with journalism. I'm more familiar about storytelling. So I decided to tackle this aspect of our prompt. And I'm happy to do that because I'm working on a new novel, which I plan to write during NaNoWriMo, and I've decided to make my narrator an Unreliable Narrator. Yep, that's right. My narrator is a liar. But is that really unreliable? Here's the definition: "In literature an unreliable narrator is a character who tells a story with a lack of credibility." And the surprising thing is that there are actually 10 types of unreliable narrators. Here's a sample: 1. Deliberately Unreliable: Narrators who are aware of their deception. Think A Clockwork Orange. 2. Evasively Unreliable: Narrators who unconsciously alter the truth. Think Life of Pi. 3. Naively Unreliable: Narrators who have low intelligence or who are unable to deal with reality. Think Room. All wonderful liars! Now, I'm not a liar, but I do love to make stuff up. I love the thrill of pulling the wool over someone's eyes. I love playing jokes, and I love to see people's reactions. No, no, no, I'm not malicious...at least I don't think so...but for me it's all in fun. Currently, I'm working on developing the main character for my new novel. I don't know her name yet. And I don't know a ton about her. But I do know she's a liar. And as I think up all kinds of heinous ways she can lie I find that I'm having a lot of fun doing it. I can make her as terrible as I want. Will she succeed? I don't know yet. But I'm sure I'll find out. Here's to the liars in all of us! |
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