I will Trap your Story

While we still wait for his email, I had time to put the results of our research in order. There are some strategies that must be considered in order to portray the story of our Unaware Character, such as point of view, plot and diction, among others. In this blog, I will tell you how I will use these strategies and why they will help us create a compelling narrative for the reader.

The creative piece will be written from a third person point of view. I would like to address the reader directly, and walk them, as if by hand, through the streets of Granada, the emblematic places, and ill-lighted bars where Luis spends most of his free time in. I won’t use the first person, however, because it is not a bibliography, and my personal experience shall not influence the objectiveness of the story or the subject. I will only use that experience to enrich the senses while experiencing the place through words.

The city descriptions lead us to discuss another narrative strategy: the plot. While the main setting is in Granada - where I will offer some insights of his daily life as a poet and an ex-professor at university - the dramatic turn-point will take place in Rota. Here is where the culmination of Montero's internal dilemmas takes place and where the resolution for his new creative works is made. 

Our character has, therefore, a fluid persona that shall present itself as most intriguing for the reader. “What’s on your mind, my character? I see your faded footprints at a crossroad, why did you walk this path instead?” These are the questions I want the reader to formulate while they read the piece, and keep them interested.

A linear structure would not serve me of much purpose for this; it would slow the pace of the narrative down and would not allow me to offer a wider perspective of the personal/political context or themes

Ultimately, my purpose is to offer a recreational experience through a specific use of language, for what diction is essential. I would like to imitate the poetic style that Luis employs in both his verse and prose works. I expect this will add flavour to the piece and some insights into his way of thinking and perceiving the world around him.