My rewrite was created based on the story by Shirley Jackson called 'The Lottery', and I chose this story because it has a very creative base so it gave me options on how I wanted to rewrite this tale. Additionally, it gave me a new perspective on writing narratives, for I had never rewritten one, only created one from scratch. Above all, the process of my rewrite was a little arduous, but I believe I did manage to create an effectively written introduction to this insightful story.
At first, this narrative rewrite was slightly challenging, yet later on, I had a burst ideas to write about. I think that picking the idea, the point of view and the setting were mostly effortless to me, for I enjoy composing stories. Being that, the idea that I wanted to change was that the protagonist was a male and he did not agree with the lottery from the start, but he was not allowed to say anything or he would be stoned. Also, I decided to make it in the first person because I wanted to tell the reader about what the main character actually felt about the lottery, and how his community did not agree when he mentioned something about his opinion. I did learn a few things about myself during this rewrite, and it is that I have a creative mind but I need to organize it correctly or I will ruin a could-have-been clever tale. …show more content…
In some parts of my rewrite, I found myself struggling with how to describe what was happening, for I did not want my introduction to be very long so I did not describe as much as I would have wanted to.In due time, my word choice often lead me to an online thesaurus fixing my troubles, yet I still need to know how to replace these trite words without help. Henceforth, I am trying to study as much as I can these redundant words so I can have a great piece with minimal
At first, this narrative rewrite was slightly challenging, yet later on, I had a burst ideas to write about. I think that picking the idea, the point of view and the setting were mostly effortless to me, for I enjoy composing stories. Being that, the idea that I wanted to change was that the protagonist was a male and he did not agree with the lottery from the start, but he was not allowed to say anything or he would be stoned. Also, I decided to make it in the first person because I wanted to tell the reader about what the main character actually felt about the lottery, and how his community did not agree when he mentioned something about his opinion. I did learn a few things about myself during this rewrite, and it is that I have a creative mind but I need to organize it correctly or I will ruin a could-have-been clever tale. …show more content…
In some parts of my rewrite, I found myself struggling with how to describe what was happening, for I did not want my introduction to be very long so I did not describe as much as I would have wanted to.In due time, my word choice often lead me to an online thesaurus fixing my troubles, yet I still need to know how to replace these trite words without help. Henceforth, I am trying to study as much as I can these redundant words so I can have a great piece with minimal