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yourplaceandmine

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Your Place And Mine (based off of Therese Raquin by Emile Zola) is a story about two people, Terry and Laurence, spread out over five days. During this time we observe the trains of thought of the two individuals as their relationship changes, and see how their opinions of the situation differ. At the end of the story Laurence ends the relationship, even though both sides believe it to be for different reasons. It's a good example of how people jump to conclusions in their minds about a person or situation yet don't think ti communicate with the person, thus creating unnecessary conflict. 

 

The side by side format of the story helps to immerse you, as you go back and forth to get both sides of the story. The coherent sense of time, as it was written and posted live, also helps to enhance the immersion. The interactivity between narrative and audience was limited,  but the fact that Laurence is talking to a friend while Terry speaks as if she is posting on a blog (as she supposedly has no friends) makes the reader feel like a middle man hearing two stories that they may or may not know were connected. 

 

The only downside of the story is in its episodic nature, which while it did not noticeably hinder the story, it didn't do anything for it. On the other hand, the story had great immersion, that was aided by the format of it. The story was presented in two columns, with Terry talking on one side and Laurence on the other. You could either read the two trains of thought together, or seperately to create three complete narratives.

 

External Links:

-The original story @ Penguin

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