Friday, July 18, 2008

Epic Ingredients

Discuss what you think is necessary to create an "epic tale" like American Born Chinese. What kinds of characters, struggles, settings, etc? Which of these elements in ABC do you find especially effective?

7 comments:

kayllaa14 said...

There should be tales in the story that people can relate to. There should be tales that people can relate to in their own way.

shany said...
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shany said...

what i think is necessary to create an epic tale is characters like dogs cats mostly animals some thats funny some thats mean and some thats annoying and some thats brave and strong and the struggles will be like one of the animals need money and the nice animal have money and the other animal is a thief and the nice animal want to know who stold his money the elements in ABC that i find especially effective is a the reason that i picked A is because it comes before the other letters

Unknown said...

I think that in order to have an epic tale you have to have a hero who learns a lesson in the story. The story has to have a hero who has to overcome a struggle and has something to gain like a virtue or a life lesson.

Unknown said...

What i think is necessary to create an epic tale, is a life history, something you been through or something somebody else been through.

Unknown said...

you are exactly right kayla. Their should be tales in the story that people can relate to

puba15 said...

I think its a necessary because its a epic tale .So its a made up story made up characters.I think its made up to be funny just like american born chinese.