Narrative and drama are different in many different aspects. “Trifles”, the drama, and “A Jury of Her Peers”, the narrative text, are both written by Susan Glaspell. It is the same story that is told, but is different from each other in many ways. One main difference that I see between drama and narrative is the difference of viewpoint. In narrative, the viewpoint is a private relationship between the reader and whatever viewpoint the author gives the reader. On the other hand, drama is more interactive, and the reader can take multiple positions on the scope of the story. For example, in “A Jury of Her Peers”, the reader instantly is given the viewpoint of Mrs. Hale and is not really given much information about the others. For most of the narrative, it is only Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters talking amongst themselves sin the kitchen, while the men are not even shown in the picture. In contradiction to that, in the drama “Trifles”, the viewpoint is not so finely set, and the reader gets to make decisions on which view he/she would like to see it from. The viewer can either view it from Mrs. Hales point, Mrs. Peters, or anybody else shown in the story. It is a matter of who the reader can relate to more.
These multiple viewpoints can emerge because of the fact that in drama the reader is being told the story as it unfolds. In a narrative, the story has already happened, and now the reader is reading about it. In drama, the reader is treated as if it is the plot is unfolding for the first time. For example, the drama is as if you were watching a football game, as a narrative is as if you are reading about the game the next morning on the internet. The sense of intimacy that is brought with “being there” is lost.
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I agree that drama has greater interaction with the reader and contains more than one perspective. Also narrative does seem to have limited perspective and seems to be telling something that has already happened. You forget mention the effects of different kinds of narrators for each type of work, but your analysis is good.
ReplyDeleteI agree that drama is more interactive than narrative. It's really interesting when you're looking from different viewpoints than just one person. Right now, I kind of prefer drama over narrative. I also like your example with the football game. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI like how you compared it to a football game and I completely agree with you. when I was reading the drama I felt more connected to the story, like it was happening as I read it. On the other hand I found the story to be less entertaining because I didn't feel connected to the story. Continuing from your football example I read the narrative faster like a football game highlights.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your views on both the Drama and narrative and how they are different. I think you did an excellent job comparing the viewpoints of both stories and then compared it to a football game to make a reader understand your argument. What you may want to do to improve it is include more examples from the text but either way your blog is still good.
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a difference between the viewpoints in Drama and narrative. I think that narrative is not just between the reader and the narrator, but rather, it restricts the author, the narrator or protagonist, and the reader. Narrative seems to always be in a specific point of view, whether it's the narrator telling the story or one of the character(s) telling the story from their point of view. That really limits how the author writes, because he or she has to stick to the voice of that character(s), and as readers, we only get to see certain sides of the story. On the other hand, drama is, like you said, much more interactive. Everything is happening as we read, and the use of dialogues makes it more lively. Between drama and narrative, drama seems easier to write (so to speak, not that it doesn't take as much work and effort), because the author/playwright can play with so many different tones of different characters.
ReplyDeleteI really like the difference of viewpoint that you brought into light in your blog. The drama really lets you stand back and take a look at all the characters and their interactions while the narration is more focused on certain characters, such as Mrs. Hale. There are many extra tidbits of information about the past that we find out in the narrative, that is not written directly in words when transferred to the dramatic form. Instead, for the drama, the dialogue is written for the interpretation of the actors. The main focus and bulk of the story will be portrayed by the actions and speech of the actors and conveyed through the interaction between the audience and the actors.You find out things more directly when you can be inside of the head of the characters in narration, whereas you have to tease out more from the dialogue in drama. Your idea about differing viewpoints works really well and makes good sense to me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI agree that drama does give more of a suspense while narrative already has the story laid out. I like the drama better because the plot is unexpected and mysterious which draws the readers to try and find out more by reading on. Although, as readers, we do all have different ways of interpreting dialogue in dramatic form. It is easier to understand a narrative because the details and dialogues gives us clues to what is happening within the story. Your ideas did open my mind to their differences. Also, great comparison with watching a football game because it does seem more personal and intense in the dramatic scenes on TV instead of reading narratives online.
ReplyDeleteI loved your blog. Great insight into how each one has a different view point. One has a private relationship while the other one is more interactive.
ReplyDeleteGreat use with the football comparison. I agree with you because a narrative makes the story less intimate. A drama leaves you on the edge because you are not sure what is going to happen next. The story is being revealed to you as if it were happening right in front of you.
GREAT JOB VISHAL!
I enjoy on your comparison of football and literature. I agree with you too that when reading narrative, you become less attached to the characters in the story. In narration, the perspective is controlled by the narrator; for drama, readers can have a general overview of each character. Overall, You did a good job is finding the similarities and differences of drama and narrative.
ReplyDeleteDrama is much more interactive than a narrative, a narrative is able to establish a more complex attitude and altogether mood. Drama is restricted to its place setting and transitions into different locations is awkward, in a narrative the author is able to bring the reader into a world that allows for more insight.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your comparisons as well.
Narrative does give more disconnection to the reader than a drama does. I also thought that drama gives the reader a more interactive read primarily because we learn things just as the characters do. Nice work on the comparisons and examples as well!
ReplyDeleteYour comparison was on point. I couldn't of said it better. I agree with you on the point of a play unfolding for the first time instead of the actual narrative where you feel it has been thought out and scripted the exact way it should be. There is more room for analysis in plays as well as you can side more with characters.
ReplyDeleteBut overall good job.
This really made me realize differences between drama and narrative based on viewpoint. I agree that drama is more interactive for the reader while narrative can be more of an intimate retelling of a story between the narrator and the reader. I really like your football comparison since it really makes sense for explaining the difference. This was well done.
ReplyDeleteI like how you described the difference between drama and narrative. The reader's perspective is the biggest difference. I like how you compared the two to sports; actually watching the game or reading about it the next day. It really helped me to understand what you were saying.
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