Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Writing and Context: Dan Brown, Tolkien - Fiction Writing Paradigms

A Talk About Context - The Paradigm

A paradigm has been described as "A set of presumptions, ideas, values, and practices that makes up a method of seeing truth for the community that shares them."
Each author comes at their work with a particular paradigm at work. This may not take place in every piece, nevertheless when the entire body of work is examined carefully it ends up being clear what the author genuinely thinks to be true.

In the realm of composing this principle is known as Context. This suggests that the author of any work lodges specific absolutes in practically all areas of story building. The story might include the author's approach of politics or their view of faith. It is generally based on their own life experiences and what formed them as a person.

A strong example of this was The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. While the story is fictional, Mr. Brown confirms that he thinks much of what he wrote to hold true. Lots of have appreciated the storytelling capability of Dan Brown, however those often have a tough time accepting the context and presumptions of his work.

As an author of faith it is quite most likely the core values you possess will show up in ways both deliberate and unplanned. J.R.R. Tolkien made a point of saying that his faith was not a part of desired context of his storytelling. The pages of the Lord of the Rings trilogy were filled with Judeo Christian attributions and worths to the power and sacrifice of God which are constant with his personal faith. There is the argument that this fiction author might not write something that rejected his internal paradigm.

A lot of fiction writers are not aiming to proselytize, they merely provide a story and while doing so their belief system leaks onto the pages. It's expected.

From a historical perspective a look at world events at the time a timeless literary work was released can assist us in discovering the context of the work and the paradigm of the author.
World happenings and our individual actions are an unique mix that impacts the context of our writing. If we are dealing with specific local, area, national or perhaps global problems we will likely find the context of our scenarios combined with out beliefs will modify our writing and the presumptions we include.

For a budding student of writing literature, an understanding of context can help decode a sense of the angst or pleasure the author was experiencing when writing their classic.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0101DGWSE
Fiction on Amazon Kindle
The Girl in 29 Across
 
                                                    BEST AMAZON KINDLE BOOKS





No comments:

Post a Comment