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Smart, Karl – 1990
One of the greatest myths or fictions of nonfiction is that it contains no fiction. Ben Franklin's flight from Boston to Philadelphia illustrates how changes occur in the retelling of the "facts" of a life. In his "Autobiography," Franklin writes that his friend, Collins, arranged for a ship's passage for Franklin by telling…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Biographies, Discourse Analysis, Literary Devices
Bennett, Ruth, Ed. – 1981
Intended for use with college students, this booklet contains a traditional Hupa story (in Hupa and English) followed by information to aid in a critical literary analysis of the story and topics for student discussion. The introduction explains that "Origin of Fire"--first written down by P.E. Goddard in 1902 and still told by…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians