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WritingIdea-UsingDialogue:
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Writeapoemor1pagestory,relyingheavilyonthepowerofdialogueandnarrationtoconveydramaticandemotionalimpact.ThinkofHemingway'sstory,"HillsLikeWhiteElephants"andFrost'spoem"HomeBurial"-thedramaticsituationbetweencharactersisconveyedthroughwhattheysayandwhatthenarrationtellsthereadertheyaredoing.Forinstance,in"Hills,"thewaythegirllooksdownattheground,orthedetailaboutthestickersontheluggageandalloftheplacestheyhave'spentnights.'InFrost's"Burial"thedialoguetakesusdeeperanddeeperintotheemotionalandpsychologicalwoundsthecouplehassufferedfromthelossoftheirchild.In"Elephants"thedialoguetakesusintothesameemotionalterritoryasaresultoftheimpendingcrisisthecoupleisfacing.
ForYourWriting:
Usedialogueinacompressedscenethattakesthecharactersandtheirstorysomeplacesignificant.Itcanbeaquickflashpointexchange-likeaquickoutburstbetweenbrothers,orsomethingthatevolvesmoreslowly.
Thisassignmentisaculminationoftheskillsfromthe1stthreewritingideas.Thedialogueislimitedtoafrozenmomentintime.Asinthecharactersketch,whatthecharacterssayandhowtheysayitwillrevealaspectsoftheirpersonalities.Theconversationoccursinsideapsychologicalandemotional“place”thatthecharactersinhabit.
ExamplesinthisPacket:
HillsLikeWhiteElephantsbyErnestHemingway(ShortStory)
HomeBurialbyRobertFrost(Poem)
HillsLikeWhiteElephants
ErnestHemingway
ThehillsacrossthevalleyoftheEbrowerelongandwhite.Onthissidetherewasnoshadeandnotreesandthestationwasbetweentwolinesofrailsinthesun.Closeagainstthesideofthestationtherewasthewarmshadowofthebuildingandacurtain,madeofstringsofbamboobeads,hungacrosstheopendoorintothebar,tokeepoutflies.TheAmericanandthegirlwithhimsatatatableintheshade,outsidethebuilding.ItwasveryhotandtheexpressfromBarcelonawouldcomeinfortyminutes.ItstoppedatthisjunctionfortwominutesandwenttoMadrid.
'Whatshouldwedrink?
'thegirlasked.Shehadtakenoffherhatandputitonthetable.
'It'sprettyhot,'themansaid.
'Let'sdrinkbeer.'
'Doscervezas,'themansaidintothecurtain.
'Bigones?
'awomanaskedfromthedoorway.
'Yes.Twobigones.'
Thewomanbroughttwoglassesofbeerandtwofeltpads.Sheputthefeltpadsandthebeerglassonthetableandlookedatthemanandthegirl.Thegirlwaslookingoffatthelineofhills.Theywerewhiteinthesunandthecountrywasbrownanddry.
'Theylooklikewhiteelephants,'shesaid.
'I'veneverseenone,'themandrankhisbeer.
'No,youwouldn'thave.'
'Imighthave,'themansaid.'JustbecauseyousayIwouldn'thavedoesn'tproveanything.'
Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain.'They'vepaintedsomethingonit,'shesaid.'Whatdoesitsay?
'
'AnisdelToro.It'sadrink.'
'Couldwetryit?
'
Themancalled'Listen'throughthecurtain.Thewomancameoutfromthebar.
'Fourreales.''WewanttwoAnisdelToro.'
'Withwater?
'
'Doyouwantitwithwater?
'
'Idon'tknow,'thegirlsaid.'Isitgoodwithwater?
'
'It'sallright.'
'Youwantthemwithwater?
'askedthewoman.
'Yes,withwater.'
'Ittasteslikeliquorice,'thegirlsaidandputtheglassdown.
'That'sthewaywitheverything.'
'Yes,'saidthegirl.'Everythingtastesofliquorice.Especiallyallthethingsyou'vewaitedsolongfor,likeabsinthe.'
'Oh,cutitout.'
'Youstartedit,'thegirlsaid.'Iwasbeingamused.Iwashavingafinetime.'
'Well,let'stryandhaveafinetime.'
'Allright.Iwastrying.Isaidthemountainslookedlikewhiteelephants.Wasn'tthatbright?
'
'Thatwasbright.'
'Iwantedtotrythisnewdrink.That'sallwedo,isn'tit-lookatthingsandtrynewdrinks?
'
'Iguessso.'
Thegirllookedacrossatthehills.
'They'relovelyhills,'shesaid.'Theydon'treallylooklikewhiteelephants.Ijustmeantthecoloringoftheirskinthroughthetrees.'
'Shouldwehaveanotherdrink?
'
'Allright.'
Thewarmwindblewthebeadcurtainagainstthetable.
'Thebeer'sniceandcool,'themansaid.
'It'slovely,'thegirlsaid.
'It'sreallyanawfullysimpleoperation,Jig,'themansaid.'It'snotreallyanoperationatall.'
Thegirllookedatthegroundthetablelegsrestedon.
'Iknowyouwouldn'tmindit,Jig.It'sreallynotanything.It'sjusttolettheairin.'
Thegirldidnotsayanything.
'I'llgowithyouandI'llstaywithyouallthetime.Theyjustlettheairinandthenit'sallperfectlynatural.'
'Thenwhatwillwedoafterwards?
'
'We'llbefineafterwards.Justlikewewerebefore.'
'Whatmakesyouthinkso?
'
'That'stheonlythingthatbothersus.It'stheonlythingthat'smadeusunhappy.'
Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain,putherhandoutandtookholdoftwoofthestringsofbeads.
'Andyouthinkthenwe'llbeallrightandbehappy.'
'Iknowwewill.Yondon'thavetobeafraid.I'veknownlotsofpeoplethathavedoneit.'
'SohaveI,'saidthegirl.'Andafterwardstheywereallsohappy.'
'Well,'themansaid,'ifyoudon'twanttoyoudon'thaveto.Iwouldn'thaveyoudoitifyoudidn'twantto.ButIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'
'Andyoureallywantto?
'
'Ithinkit'sthebestthingtodo.ButIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'treallywantto.'
'AndifIdoityou'llbehappyandthingswillbeliketheywereandyou'llloveme?
'
'Iloveyounow.YouknowIloveyou.'
'Iknow.ButifIdoit,thenitwillbeniceagainifIsaythingsarelikewhiteelephants,andyou'lllikeit?
'
'I'llloveit.IloveitnowbutIjustcan'tthinkaboutit.YouknowhowIgetwhenIworry.'
'IfIdoityouwon'teverworry?
'
'Iwon'tworryaboutthatbecauseit'sperfectlysimple.'
'ThenI'lldoit.BecauseIdon'tcareaboutme.'
'Whatdoyoumean?
'
'Idon'tcareaboutme.'
'Well,Icareaboutyou.'
'Oh,yes.ButIdon'tcareaboutme.AndI'lldoitandtheneverythingwillbefine.'
'Idon'twantyoutodoitifyoufeelthatway.'
Thegirlstoodupandwalkedtotheendofthestation.Across,ontheotherside,werefieldsofgrainandtreesalongthebanksoftheEbro.Faraway,beyondtheriver,weremountains.Theshadowofacloudmovedacrossthefieldofgrainandshesawtheriverthroughthetrees.
'Andwecouldhaveallthis,'shesaid.'Andwecouldhaveeverythingandeverydaywemakeitmoreimpossible.'
'Whatdidyousay?
'
'Isaidwecouldhaveeverything.'
'Wecanhaveeverything.'
'No,wecan't.'
'Wecanhavethewholeworld.'
'No,wecan't.'
'Wecangoeverywhere.'
'No,wecan't.Itisn'toursanymore.'
'It'sours.'
'No,itisn't.Andoncetheytakeitaway,younevergetitback.'
'Buttheyhaven'ttakenitaway.'
'We'llwaitandsee.'
'Comeonbackintheshade,'hesaid.'Youmustn'tfeelthatway.'
'Idon'tfeelanyway,'thegirlsaid.'Ijustknowthings.'
'Idon'twantyoutodoanythingthatyoudon'twanttodo-'
'Northatisn'tgoodforme,'shesaid.'Iknow.Couldwehaveanotherbeer?
'
'Allright.Butyou'vegottorealize-'
'Irealize,'thegirlsaid.'Can'twemaybestoptalking?
'
Theysatdownatthetableandthegirllookedacrossatthehillsonthedrysideofthevalleyandthemanlookedatherandatthetable.
'You'vegottorealize,'hesaid,'thatIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'twantto.I'mperfectlywillingtogothroughwithitifitmeansanythingtoyou.'
'Doesn'titmeananythingtoyou?
Wecouldgetalong.'
'Ofcourseitdoes.ButIdon'twantanybodybutyou.Idon'twantanyoneelse.AndIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'
'Yes,youknowit'sperfectlysimple.'
'It'sallrightforyoutosaythat,butIdoknowit.'
'Wouldyoudosomethingformenow?
'
'I'ddoanythingforyou.'
'Wouldyoupleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasestoptalking?
'
Hedidnotsayanythingbutlookedatthebagsagainstthewallofthestation.Therewerelabelsonthemfromallthehotelswheretheyhadspentnights.
'ButIdon'twantyouto,'hesaid,'Idon'tcareanythingaboutit.'
'I'llscream,'thegirlsaid.
Thewomancameoutthroughthecurtainswithtwoglassesofbeerandputthemdownonthedampfeltpads.'Thetraincomesinfiveminutes,'shesaid.
'Whatdidshesay?
'askedthegirl.
'Thatthetrainiscominginfiveminutes.'
Thegirlsmiledbrightlyatthewoman,tothankher.
'I'dbettertakethebagsovertotheothersideofthestation,'themansaid.Shesmiledathim.
'Allright.Thencomebackandwe'llfinishthebeer.'
Hepickedupthetwoheavybagsandcarriedthemaroundthestationtotheothertracks.Helookedupthetracksbutcouldnotseethetrain.Comingback,hewalkedthroughthebar-room,wherepeoplewaitingforthetrainweredrinking.HedrankanAnisatthebarandlookedatthepeople.Theywereallwaitingreasonablyforthetrain.Hewentoutthroughthebeadcurtain.Shewassittingatthetableandsmiledathim.
'Doyoufeelbetter?
'heasked.
'Ifeelfine,'shesaid.'There'snothingwrongwithme.Ifeelfine.'
PoemwithDialogue:
HomeBurialbyRobertFrost
Hesawherfromthebottomofthestairs
Beforeshesawhim.Shewasstartingdown,
Lookingbackoverhershoulderatsomefear.
Shetookadoubtfulstepandthenundidit
Toraiseherselfandlookagain.Hespoke
Advancingtowardher:
'Whatisityousee
Fromuptherealways--forIwanttoknow.'
Sheturnedandsankuponherskirtsatthat,
Andherfacechangedfromterrifiedtodull.
Hesaidtogaintime:
'Whatisityousee,'
Mountinguntilshecoweredunderhim.
'Iwillfindoutnow--youmusttellme,dear.'
She,inherplace,refus