Andre trudged down the road, absent-mindedly dodging a psychotic-looking chicken. He gave himself a mental slap, he was a BRUTE, he should have booted the chicken halfway to the castle rather than avoiding it. He was very careful about his brute image, plenty of scars and clothing designed to intimidate, his weapon, an urgrosh, was …
Double warning! This is the essay that came out of the literature review. It's even longer... Why is storytelling important? “...narrative is present in every age, every place, in every society; it begins with the very history of mankind and there nowhere is, nor has been, a people without narrative.” (Barthes, 1977, pg 79) Anthropological …
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. Their names were Toby, Ben and Hugh. Toby was the eldest and took things seriously. Ben was the middle one and the artistic one. Hugh was the happy-go-lucky, outdoorsy, baby of the family. One day, for various reasons I won’t go into, our three heroes …
This was written a number of years ago as the literature review for an essay on the evolution of storytelling. It's a uni assignment, so it's writing style can most politely be described as academic (and long). Frankly it's hard work. You were warned... A comment in response to Kevin Roberts’ Sep 10, 2008 Blog …
The DNA of Stories 