The Flash Fiction Selection I Chose For My Performance Is...

Introduction The flash fiction selection I chose for my performance is the story Mythologies written by R. L. Futrell. I chose this story initially because of the title, having an interest in most cultures mythologies and stories I started to read the story. However, upon reading the story I was drawn in by the world surrounding the text. A single paragraph of context is all that is given about why the story is being told. The rest is dedicated to a boring drive to West Virginia and the trivialities of the expedition and the sights, smells, and sounds of the world around them. The apparent lack of a central message is what really drew me towards the story. Extrinsic Analysis R. L. Futrell is an author who lives in Xenia, Ohio is known for his works Virginia Adversaria, Zone 3, Harpur Palate, The Cresset Review, Flights!, Poetry Motel, Square Lake, The Tar Wolf Review, and 88: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts. He also teaches creative writing Cedarville University. In his story he mentions the two stories The Five Ages of Man and the Flood and Prometheus, which are quite telling of the meaning of the story. As with the story the area around the road they are driving on is flooding, not with water however but with rocks and guilt. The Iron age of man, the worst age, according to The Five Ages of Man and the Flood was what Zeus decided to destroy and it is the mobile homes, rusted swing sets and cars that are being destroyed by a group who is not gods but higher onShow MoreRelatedMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Words   |  316 PagesTranslation of: Essais sur la signification au cinà ©ma, tome 1. Reprint. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-226-52130-3 (pbk.) 1. Motion pictures—Semiotics. 2. Motion pictures— Philosophy. I. Title. PN1995.M4513 1991 791.43 014—dc20 90-46965 C1P The French edition of Christian Metz s Essais sur la signification au cinema, volume 1, was published by Editions Klincksieck in 1971,  © Editions Klincksieck, 1968. ÃŽËœThe paper used in this publication