Notes

emma
all the girls are fat
all written in second person, journal technique
16 y/o struggling with anorexia
proposal:
colin, hiding that he is gay
about to go to college
wants to be free
ends up telling his parents at the end
anchor can be used at the beginning or the end of the entry

sami
the yellow wallpaper
as the wallpaper becomes more characterized
bring in other characters, give at least 5 human characteristics for the inanimate object
what does the object symbolize in the narrators life
proposal:
fixated on white, dirty sneakers
she realizes that the laces are moving, then hissing, then become legs
narrator becomes more unreliable as it goes
monster under your bed, no reason for more unreliability

antonio
the telltale heart edgar allen poe
prompt:
introduce a sound that impacts the narrator
relate the narrators senses to capture meaning
proposal:
an athlete always heard gunshots when he was younger
he used to hide from gunshots, but as his life progressed it was used as a starting point to run faster
start 5 days before the final race and use that sound as a theme

christian
midair by frank conroy
super affected by bad/no relationship with his father, creates a shitty life
father figure, explaining to his son that it's going to be alright
prompt:
invokes memories and how they impact you as an adult
begin story in the middle of action, feel intense emotion
build story out by jumping through time to explain why the action was so important
proposal:
bobby - poor and bullied, gets into physical altercation
flashes forward, graduating college, a ton of debt, no job, no guidance
getting mocked in job interview room, ends up getting a job by learning from those past experiences