Research on Unreliable Narration of Love Writing in “The Bear Came over the Mountain”

Alice Munro,a famous Canadian Canadian short-story writer.She gained the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013.Munro’s works focus on women and adolescents.She also writes about the illness and love of the elderly.“The Bear Came over the Mountain”is one of them.In this story,Munro adopts unreliable narration to depict love between Grant and Fiona.This paper aims to study the love writing and its unreliable narration in this story.Based on the text of love writing,this paper analyzes the specific strategies of unreliable narration.The author believes that the unreliable narration of the love text in the story can be divided into the unreliable narration of character type and information type.Through analysis of these two types of narration in the story,special meaning of unreliable narration to describe love can be found.Besides,Munro’s description also contains her own insight of love:the course of true love does not always run smooth.

Zigzag Narration,Intrusion of Second-Person Narration and Free Direct/Indirect Style:An Analysis of the Prominent Narrative Features of Selma Lagerlöf’s The Story of a Country House

The Story of a Country House is one of the Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf’s short stories collected in her work From a Swedish Homestead.One of the crucial features in the story’s narrative is its telling of certain events and immediate retelling of part of that events by adopting another perspective,resulting in the overlapping of the narration of events that occur either in parallel with each other in the same time period in the story or in sequential time periods that happen to have significance on one another,thus the zigzag narration.We can see that the zigzag rendering of narration that does not follow the linear time order not only highlights the importance of the time period overlapped,but also leaves room for the introduction of different perspectives of various characters,if the introduction of a different perspective and voice is not the only purpose of shifting back the narrative time.We readers are thus granted access to more than one individual’s mindset to come to terms with the experiences partially shared by these characters to form a fuller picture of the whole situation.

An Interpretation of the Spontaneous Narration in "On the Road"

Jack Kerouac's"On the Road"breaks the unity and rigor in structural narration,and adopts a spontaneous writing.Based on the former interpretation and literary reviews on the narrative theory,spontaneous narration is interpreted from structure arrangement,dis playing plots and monologues.

Brand Narration and Fashion Films

Starting from the new approaches of brand communication in New Millennium Era, we show why, according to us,the fashion film is a powerful tool in defining and strengthening the visual identity of a fashion brand. Our analysisis focused on ordering the different kinds of narration in this special category of orl-line videos and we discover thatthey work about the three fundamental parameters of the Visual Identity Model.

The Analysis of Color Narration of Animated Film Ne Zha

Color has an intuitive expression of the material world,and is often used by creators of animated films in the narrative process of the film to express a creator’s subjective feelings.Color narration is a special mental imagination activity.It mainly refers to human beings perceiving colors in the external environment,and judging by their own rich life experience,and finally achieving a comprehensive cognition of external things.The animated film Ne Zha has attracted the attention of the audience since its release.That is because the film uses color narration ingeniously to innovate traditional stories and familiar characters,it displays the story through shocking visual expression,so that the audience can feel the influence of traditional culture while understanding the story,reflecting the unique artistic charm of color narration.This paper analyzes three aspects of color narration in showing the binary oppositions of goodness and evil,portraying vivid characters,promoting the development of narration,and highlighting the tension of the film,and fully expounds the importance of color narration in animated films.

Marginal narration in Town and Country Lovers

Town and Country Lovers is the masterpiece of the prominent South African writer Nadine Gordimer.Trying to illustrate the discrimination bore by native African women in the 20th century from the perspective of marginal narration,it is going to ex?plore how the character suffers from the multiple oppressions in patriarchal and the whites’society.The three sets of marginal nar?rations:racial marginalization,gender marginalization and emotional marginalization will reveal the miserable encounter and sur?vival predicament of colored women in South Africa.

Irrational Narration in The Black Cat

Edgar Allan Poe,a writer of American Romantic period,is a forerunner in the use of irrational narration,especially in his dark tales,opening up a new approach for literature.Whether from narration perspective,plot or theme,The Black Cat,one of his masterpiece,is the typical manifestation of this narration.

A Rhetorical Analysis of Unreliable Narration in The Loudest Voice

Based on rhetorical research methods of the unreliability,the paper intends to explore the unreliable narrative strategies of the narrator in Grace Paley's The Loudest Voice from the perspectives of the Wayne Booth's criterion of the distance between the narrator and the implied author and James Phelan's extension of unreliability on the basis of classical rhetorical narratology,point⁃ing out that the unreliability serves as the narrative trap which is set up to reveal the inner theme of the work:"The loudest voice"-what the protagonist thought she certainly possessed was only her illusion instead of the truth,and Eastern European Jewish com⁃munity was de facto marginalized by the mainstream culture at that time.

Application of Narration in QR Code Image Design

Narrative design was originated in the 20th century.As a kind of design thinking,it runs through various fields such as architecture,environment,and new media.The QR code design has gradually become a bridge for media integration design,and its importance is becoming increasingly obvious.An optimized QR code design may gradually replace the original LOGO of certain goods or brand.In this study,narration is embedded into the QR code design,and a new QR code design image is gradually constructed through three ways of planarization,spatialization,and narration.

On the Irrational Narration in The Black Cat

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the representative writers in American Dark Romanticism.Different from his contemporaries,the majority of Poe's short stories are characterized by irrational narration.Whether from narration technique or elements,The Black Cat is the best elucidation of such narration.Thus,this thesis is devoted to a condensed study of irrational narration in The Black Cat,holding views that Poe's contribution in promoting the development of American literature and continuing the American dream is profound and significant.

Narration of Three Farmers In Bangjor Lhunbo Village

DEDITOR’S NOTE: On the eve of the 40th anniversary of theDemocratic Reform in Tibet, the author went to Bangjor Lhunbo Village in Jangra Township. The village was the site of theformer manor of Parjor Lhakang, a noted noble in old Tibet.The following is a record of the story of three villagers.

Narration as Therapy in Natsume Sōseki's I Am a Cat

Natsume Sōseki(1867-1916) suffered from cyclic mental depressions through his life, and it was when he was in the state of the most terrible one that he started his career as a writer by writing I Am a Cat(1905-1906). There are some evidence by his wife and friends that Sōseki's condition of disease dramatically improved during its serialization on a magazine, and the writer himself admited humorously in the preface of other work that it was his depression and mania that enabled him to produce I Am a Cat and other early works. This paper aims at describing the process how his act of narrating had therapeutic effects on his state of mind focusing on the construction of complicitous relationship between an implied author and readers in the work by the unique functions of the first-‘person' narrator: A Cat. Among others, I will consider the influence of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy(1759-1767), which Sōseki introduced to Japan for the first time, by discussing the frequent use of metalepsis that the two works have in common.

The Artistic Split between the Exterior Narration and the Interior Material in Wuthering Heights

This essay investigates the way Emily Bronte manipulates the artistic split between the exterior frame,the hostile naration of Nelly and Lockwood,and the core story of Catherine and Heathcliff.As noticed by the literary critic,Armold Krupat,while Nelly and Lockwood narrate the protagonists'story,they remain emotionally detached from them.Expanding and commenting upon Krupat's argument and observation,this essay will argue that Bronte intentionally makes Nelly's and Lockwood's attitudes towards the protagonists strangely repressive and unsympathetic.In doing so,Bronte spotlights and dramatizes social mores'contaminating influence on Catherine's relationship to Heathcliff.In the 19h century England,people could not be respected unless theywere wealthy and had refined and elegant manners.Though falling in love with Heathcliff deeply,Catherine abandons her authentic will and marries the wealthy Edgar Linton.In this sense,echoing the way social norms control the fates of Catherine and Heatheliff,Nelly and Lockwood also antagonistically control their fates.In contrast to the exterior narrators,the protagonists in the interior story are always passive and remain subjected to outer forces.

从故事生成程序到大语言模型:人工智能编剧创作的历史与实践

人工智能生成内容(AI Generated Content,简称AIGC)电影包括内涵丰富的多种维度,从编剧角度可以分为AI生成故事(AI Generated Storyline,简称AIGSL)与AI生成剧本(AI Generated Screenplay,简称AIGSP)。AIGSL研究始于20世纪60年代初,按照创作模式可以分为基于结构模型的故事生成、基于规则的故事生成和基于机器学习的故事生成三类程序。2022年底以来,以Chat GPT为代表的大语言模型将AIGC的内容从简单的AIGSL拓展到了AIGSP领域,同时催生了基于大语言模型的专用故事与剧本生成工具。大语言模型的故事和剧本生产存在事实错误、陈词滥调以及主观偏见等天然缺陷,但AIGSL与AIGSP已经开始实现产业化。目前的人工智能编剧创作绝大多数并不完全由AI创作,属于弱人工智能领域。中国电影工作者与软件工程师有必要利用机器学习等AI技术,学习中国传统叙事文本并总结其叙事风格,为具有中国叙事特色的编剧创作提供智能助力。

Nursing effect of narrative nursing intervention on postoperative patients with severe lung cancer

BACKGROUND Lung cancer is a common disease with high mortality,and psychological support is very important in the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative patients with cancer pain.AIM To explore the application effect of the narrative nursing method in postoperative lung cancer patients in the intensive care unit.METHODS A total of 120 patients diagnosed with lung cancer and experiencing cancer-related pain were randomly allocated into two groups:an observation group and a control group,each consisting of 60 cases.The control group was given routine analgesic and psychological care,while the research group applied the five-step narrative nursing method based on routine care,comparing the visual analogue scale scores,sleep status,anxiety and depression status,and quality of life of the two groups of patients before and after the intervention.RESULTS The pain scores,anxiety scores,and depression scores of the study group were lower than those of the control group after the intervention using the narrative nursing method,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Using narrative nursing methods to intervene in patients with lung cancer combined with cancerous pain can help patients to correctly recognize their disease,adjust their mentality,establish confidence,alleviate patients'subjective pain feelings,and improve their adverse emotions.

A Study on the Symbol-Based Narrative in the International Communication of Cities

Cultural symbols,a manifestation of cities’cultural resources,are not only signs that frame concepts but also forms that express meanings.Exploring the international communication of cities from the perspective of symbols,this paper analyzes in depth how cities create their cultural symbols in the dynamic process of international communication in an era of symbol-based digital media,and how they develop their narratives and explain meanings through the dissemination of symbols when telling their stories to international audiences,thus enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their international communication efforts.

An Exploration of Traditional Chinese Cultural Programs:The Construction of Rituals,Narrative Strategies,and Experiential Insights

In the context of the cultural development of the new era and the burgeoning spiritual demands of the people,there has been a remarkable surge in the proliferation of traditional Chinese cultural programs.The“Chinese Festivals”series,produced by Henan TV,standing out as an engaging TV program that showcases traditional Chinese culture,has rapidly captivated a diverse audience across different age groups,creating a rich,multi-dimensional,and cross-media cultural communication ecosystem.The program strategically selects symbolic elements by systematically categorizing and organizing traditional Chinese cultural symbols to create a rich cultural space.It employs cutting-edge scientific and technological methods to enrich viewer immersion,crafting media rituals with both temporal significance and a profound sense of media ritual.This approach boosts the program’s popularity and sets a benchmark for industry innovation.By fostering an interactive narrative between mainstream media and the public,the program continuously broadens the scope of the“story world,”fostering a harmonious and structured national cultural community through the creative interpretation of traditional Chinese culture and the evocative crafting of the aesthetic sensibilities inherent in Chinese art.It is worth noting that the phenomenon of aesthetic fatigue besets the development of this serial program.To address this issue and further improve the appeal of the program,a comprehensive approach is required to develop a cohesive narrative mode for the“story world.”This involves harmonizing the interplay between artistic endeavors and technological advancements,synchronizing sensory experiences with the foundational ritualistic elements,and enhancing the effectiveness of the media communication matrix to construct a brand of media culture that has social significance,aesthetic value,and economic profits in the new era.

The Impact of Storyline Complexity on L2 Learners’Written Performance

Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)research has provided ample evidence that cognitive complexity is an important aspect of task design that influences learner’s performance in terms of fluency,accuracy,and syntactic complexity.Despite the substantial number of empirical investigations into task complexity in journal articles,storyline complexity,one of the features of it,is scarcely investigated.Previous research mainly focused on the impact of storyline complexity on learners’oral performance,but the impact on learners’written performance is less investigated.Thus,this study aims at investigating the effects of narrative complexity of storyline on senior high school students’written performance,as displayed by its complexity,fluency,and accuracy.The present study has important pedagogical implications.That is,task design and assessment should make a distinction between different types of narrative tasks.For example,the task with single or dual storyline.Results on task complexity may contribute to informing the pedagogical choices made by teachers when prioritizing work with a specific linguistic dimension.

Narrative Empathy and Patriotism--An Analysis of the Chinese“Main-Melody”Film My People,My Country

Narrative empathy is a relatively new theory and it can guide researchers in the studies of main-melody films so as to promote the communication of the core values of the society.The rhetorical mechanism of narrative empathy can be illustrated from five rhetorical elements,including rhetor,rhetorical goal,rhetorical situation,rhetorical strategy and audience.The theory of narrative empathy can be applied to the case study of the film My People,My Country.In the production of this film,the directors are the rhetors.The rhetors uphold the tenet of closeness,choose the right rhetorical situation as the 70th birthday of the People’s Republic of China,and use appropriate rhetorical strategies in order to realize the rhetorical goals of evoking empathy and inspiring patriotic feelings in the audience’s minds.An exploration and application of narrative empathy can be conducive to the empathic communication of Chinese main-melody films in order to achieve better communication effect.

Analysis of the Characterization of the Old Man in“The Law of Life”from the Narrative Perspective

“The Law of Life”is one of Jack London’s representative works,depicting the story of an elderly Native American abandoned by his family,alone and waiting for life to fade away.This paper,based on narrative theory,aims to explore how the author employs narrative techniques to present the image of the old man in the short story.The narrative techniques of dual focalization and dual narrative timelines in the text demonstrate the abandonment of the old man’s homeland and his inescapable death under a naturalistic view of life and reflect a desolate life picture of resignation towards death under naturalistic determinism,depicting a grim elderly world under the naturalistic concept of“survival of the fittest.”Studying this short story helps us reflect on the living conditions of the elderly and provides insights into how to better care for the elderly population amid the global trend of aging.