On Monday we had Midterm Exam but on Wednesday we talked about how stories are told. We have four genres of Oral Narrative:
1. Myths
A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural idea and explain how things are the way they are
2. Folktales
Folktales are stories passed on from one person to another by word of mouth. These tales were not written down, but existed only in the memory of mankind. It is only now, as the tradition of oral story telling is giving way to books and television that such tales are being collected and written down. Many folktales involve mythical creatures and magical transformations. Like a Cinderella
3. Legends
Legends are supposed to be about real events that had a large impact on society. They have the ability to inspire, enlighten, scare, advise, inform, and even warn people. Like 1000 Way To Die Show
4. Personal Narratives
A personal narrative is a story about something that has happened to YOU. It is usually about something good that has happened to the person. However, it can be about anything that has happened to you.
I really like the Noah Ark’s interview and I think was very good example for how the stories are told. The flood story shows God’s mercy and understanding of humans. It demonstrates his salvation and his love of the human race. He could have wiped out everyone, however, chose to save Noah and his family in the hopes they would be fruitful and righteous.
This class session was very interesting to me, I had heard about and knew what each one of those were but at the same time I did not realize all of the differences they had as well as similarities. Kind of threw me for a loop. I too enjoyed the Noah's Ark video and it was very interesting to me because I never thought of it from the other point of view. All in all I really enjoyed this class session and learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize my own definitions behind these different oral narratives were not close as all until this class session. I think personal narratives can be more revealing as well. They can be humbling tales, or tales of family history. The Noah's Ark video and discussion was really interesting. One point that was brought up during the class discussion was that the story could have more likely been about a genocide or war then a flood. I found this viewpoint to be a more realistic view of what took place.
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