For homework in my English 1102 class, I was reading about "Master" and "Little" narratives in a piece by Kara Poe Alexander. Although this amazing piece had great and methodic information about literacy narrative, I did not get a chance to read the whole entire thing. What I was really looking forward in this text was the definition of cultural, master, and little narratives.
(Notes)First of all, let me share a literacy narrative in my own words. After reading this informative piece, I have brainstormed my own definition of a literacy narrative. A literacy narrative is defined as art being discovered or defined within ourselves, with the fact that we understand it or at least see it.
For example, one thing that I feel I can express about truly deep inside is the peace I can draw living in the city of Charlotte my whole life. I have experience some phenomenal things, such as going to the panthers game and rooting for my team, and I have faced some horrible things, such as getting into a car crash on the way to school. Lots of things have happened in Charlotte in my life, something we Charlotteons can relate.
But what's so different about Charlotte?
You have the east part of charlotte. South part. North part. West part. Northwest. Southeast. Northeast. Southwest. Rural. City. Suburbs. Metropolitan. Caucasian dominant. African dominant. Hispanic dominant. Diverse. Poor. Rich. Dirty. Clean. High class. Low class. Crowded. Deserted. Fun. Boring. Ghetto. Sketchy....... I can go on and on.
What I always loved about Charlotte is the things that only we Charlotteons can do. Root for our home teams, Panthers and Bobcats. Enjoy the low temperature of 30 degrees fahrenheit around winter and 90 degree Fahrenheit around summer. See the beautiful flowers bloom during spring. Getting stuck in Interstate 85. Eating at Cook Out. Listening to rap/pop/rock. Go to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. I can go on and on.
Everyone has their own experience living in Charlotte, but living here has really been a factor in who we are. I hope this can be an example of a literacy narrative; if not, give me some suggestion on what a literacy narrative really is.
I like how you relate growing up in Charlotte to how you are as a person. You have a thorough description of what you've learned living in Charlotte
ReplyDeleteI think that our literacy narrative has A LOT to do with cultures and where one grows-up. Also, I couldn't agree with you more about the different sections of Charlotte; but I love how one city can hold so many different cultures and ways of life!
ReplyDeleteI think you got it Randy. Sounds like a good discription of charlotte and a good literacy narrative. I would say the weather is unpradictable it could be 75 today and 25 tomarrow.
ReplyDelete"A literacy narrative is defined as art being discovered or defined within ourselves." I loved this line it really stood out to me. and I also think that there are different types of literacy narratives. In high school we were assigned a book to read and write a narrative on that, which related nothing to my life of anything I really cared about.
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