We will now leave the dead American and proceed with my narrative.
We don't live with clear narratives, after all: not having enough information is the human condition.
People try to rescue themselves with narratives to live by.
- It has been more than 10 years since I've worked full time with narrative.
The most mysterious thing about it is how a movie with such a simple narrative can often be so difficult to follow.
Perhaps we "tag" people with narratives to help us remember them.
The freedom to play with narrative was a great tradition of the 60's, which faded out.
The problem with narratives of lament is that they're too true to be good.
Almost as if the audience was experiencing their own story while participating with his narrative!
And I was determined to write the book with a simple driving narrative that people would like to read.