Reading Notes- Part A- Arabian Nights Unit

I remember way back when, probably in the first week of this class, when we looked at examples of different types of story books. I remember specifically one of the story books being over The Arabian Nights, specifically the story of Scheherazade. I made a mental note to myself to read those once the time came. However, at the same time, I said that purely out of leisurely interest. Now that I went back to it, and got the chance to read through it, I see that it might be able to help me with my current story book. The stories are told through the eyes of a narrator. Before I started my storybook, I never experienced the challenge of having to write a story in a different point of view. In terms of writing essays, we usually write in the first-person perspective. In the introduction for my storybook, I attempted to write it through the eyes of another character, and I never expected that it would be so difficult!! I struggled to hard to put myself in the mindset of another character. The stories in this unit I think are a really good teaching example for writing in that style.


Bibliography: Andrew Lang, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, The Arabian Nights Unit

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