Blog Post #2: Analyzing Narrative Transport in a Memorable Story
My mom was telling me a story about how my little sister’s teacher assigned her to sit in between the two naughty kids in her class. The reason the teacher placed my little sister to sit in between the two kids caused trouble because my little sister is a good student. So, my mom was saying how my sister was upset because the teacher wouldn’t listen to how my sister felt about being placed in between these two students in her class. They still cause trouble but since my sister is in between them they just bother her. What was engaging to me about this story was the fact that I have been in my little sister’s position before. I know how it feels to be put in between two classmates who just bother you and your teacher uses you as a block between them because they know you are a good student. I was able to connect with my sister and talk to her about how I experienced this too so she shouldn’t worry. I ...