Here is the rationale that accompanies my creative writing piece from my previous post.
My creative writing piece draws on the debate that infidelity can sometimes be justified. For example, my creative writing piece talks about how the main character’s husband cheated on her first and with her best friend so she was obviously very upset. To emphasise this I included descriptions such as "rain thundering down" and Jane feeling that her life had become a "grey existence". I wanted the reader to feel that her husband’s actions had deeply affected her, enough to cheat on her husband as well, which she was very reluctant to do.
I have chosen a linear narrative because I didn’t want a complex narrative to interfere with the complexity of the main character’s situation. I wanted the audience to sympathise with Jane so I purposely didn’t include any dialogue with her husband so as not to hint at any other point of view. The reader can reflect on whether or not they think it is acceptable or immoral to cheat on a partner. I think before reading the short story most would say no, however, I wanted to get across how unhappy Jane was so that the reader may challenge their views on infidelity in Jane’s case.
In conclusion, I think that my creative piece has been successful in terms of getting across how unhappy Jane was in her marriage and that she had doubts about leaving which I think helps the reader to understand the character. However, I think that I needed to explain her relationship with Pierre more in order to help the reader fully explore Jane’s decision to leave her husband. Therefore enhancing the need for the reader to challenge their opinions on infidelity because they would have had a better understanding of the whole situation rather than having to rely on knowing about just Jane’s life in England and not Pierre’s life in Paris.
I have chosen a linear narrative because I didn’t want a complex narrative to interfere with the complexity of the main character’s situation. I wanted the audience to sympathise with Jane so I purposely didn’t include any dialogue with her husband so as not to hint at any other point of view. The reader can reflect on whether or not they think it is acceptable or immoral to cheat on a partner. I think before reading the short story most would say no, however, I wanted to get across how unhappy Jane was so that the reader may challenge their views on infidelity in Jane’s case.
In conclusion, I think that my creative piece has been successful in terms of getting across how unhappy Jane was in her marriage and that she had doubts about leaving which I think helps the reader to understand the character. However, I think that I needed to explain her relationship with Pierre more in order to help the reader fully explore Jane’s decision to leave her husband. Therefore enhancing the need for the reader to challenge their opinions on infidelity because they would have had a better understanding of the whole situation rather than having to rely on knowing about just Jane’s life in England and not Pierre’s life in Paris.
Hopefully in this rationale I have communicated my thoughts on how the issue of infidelity was included in my creative writing piece. Please leave me some feedback on your ideas =)
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