Archive: Story Experiences

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
The earthling, Arthur Dent, learns from the alien researcher, Ford Prefect, that the entry for "earth" in the digital encyclopedia of the cosmos notes only that it is "mostly harmless." Like me, Dent thought the earth was pretty important and worthy of more description.
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Animal Farm
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, Snowball and Napoleon think they can organize things better if they're in charge
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January 9, 2025
Infinite Jest
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, Hal self-medicates and consumes tons of pop entertainment to feel better.
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January 9, 2025
All about H. Hatterr
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, the main character thought that ancient sages achieved enlightenment
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January 9, 2025
Babbitt
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, Babbitt believes that capitalism provides a better system to organize our society
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
We
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, D-503 thought that state-run socialism would solve problems
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Gulliver's Travels
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, it took Gulliver a long time to realize that the people he meets on his travels have all the same flaws as people have at home
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Meno
Experience: Self-Irony
Narrative Technology: Irony
Like me, Meno didn't realize at first that he doesn't know anything.
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Oedipus Tyrannus
Experience: Self-Efficacy
Narrative Technology: Hurt Delay
The chorus comforts Oedipus just after he realizes what he's done: "We understand your pain; it's catastrophe upon catastrophe" (Fletcher 21).
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Zhuangzi
Experience: Self-Acceptance
Narrative Technology: Shame Reducer
In the "Tale of Wonton," the main character dies because those in power are trying to make him experience the world as they do, but he also includes stories like "the dream of the butterfly" that doesn't include characters that can be villains, but encourages us to "appreciate two sides of life" (Fletcher 159).
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025