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WritingIdea-UsingDialogue:

dmJune07

Writeapoemor1pagestory,relyingheavilyonthepowerofdialogueandnarrationtoconveydramaticandemotionalimpact.ThinkofHemingway'sstory,"HillsLikeWhiteElephants"andFrost'spoem"HomeBurial"-thedramaticsituationbetweencharactersisconveyedthroughwhattheysayandwhatthenarrationtellsthereadertheyaredoing.Forinstance,in"Hills,"thewaythegirllooksdownattheground,orthedetailaboutthestickersontheluggageandalloftheplacestheyhave'spentnights.'InFrost's"Burial"thedialoguetakesusdeeperanddeeperintotheemotionalandpsychologicalwoundsthecouplehassufferedfromthelossoftheirchild.In"Elephants"thedialoguetakesusintothesameemotionalterritoryasaresultoftheimpendingcrisisthecoupleisfacing.

ForYourWriting:

Usedialogueinacompressedscenethattakesthecharactersandtheirstorysomeplacesignificant.Itcanbeaquickflashpointexchange-likeaquickoutburstbetweenbrothers,orsomethingthatevolvesmoreslowly.

Thisassignmentisaculminationoftheskillsfromthe1stthreewritingideas.Thedialogueislimitedtoafrozenmomentintime.Asinthecharactersketch,whatthecharacterssayandhowtheysayitwillrevealaspectsoftheirpersonalities.Theconversationoccursinsideapsychologicalandemotional“place”thatthecharactersinhabit.

ExamplesinthisPacket:

HillsLikeWhiteElephantsbyErnestHemingway（ShortStory）

HomeBurialbyRobertFrost（Poem）

HillsLikeWhiteElephants

ErnestHemingway

ThehillsacrossthevalleyoftheEbrowerelongandwhite.Onthissidetherewasnoshadeandnotreesandthestationwasbetweentwolinesofrailsinthesun.Closeagainstthesideofthestationtherewasthewarmshadowofthebuildingandacurtain,madeofstringsofbamboobeads,hungacrosstheopendoorintothebar,tokeepoutflies.TheAmericanandthegirlwithhimsatatatableintheshade,outsidethebuilding.ItwasveryhotandtheexpressfromBarcelonawouldcomeinfortyminutes.ItstoppedatthisjunctionfortwominutesandwenttoMadrid.

'Whatshouldwedrink?

'thegirlasked.Shehadtakenoffherhatandputitonthetable.

'It'sprettyhot,'themansaid.

'Let'sdrinkbeer.'

'Doscervezas,'themansaidintothecurtain.

'Bigones?

'awomanaskedfromthedoorway.

'Yes.Twobigones.'

Thewomanbroughttwoglassesofbeerandtwofeltpads.Sheputthefeltpadsandthebeerglassonthetableandlookedatthemanandthegirl.Thegirlwaslookingoffatthelineofhills.Theywerewhiteinthesunandthecountrywasbrownanddry.

'Theylooklikewhiteelephants,'shesaid.

'I'veneverseenone,'themandrankhisbeer.

'No,youwouldn'thave.'

'Imighthave,'themansaid.'JustbecauseyousayIwouldn'thavedoesn'tproveanything.'

Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain.'They'vepaintedsomethingonit,'shesaid.'Whatdoesitsay?

'

'AnisdelToro.It'sadrink.'

'Couldwetryit?

'

Themancalled'Listen'throughthecurtain.Thewomancameoutfromthebar.

'Fourreales.''WewanttwoAnisdelToro.'

'Withwater?

'

'Doyouwantitwithwater?

'

'Idon'tknow,'thegirlsaid.'Isitgoodwithwater?

'

'It'sallright.'

'Youwantthemwithwater?

'askedthewoman.

'Yes,withwater.'

'Ittasteslikeliquorice,'thegirlsaidandputtheglassdown.

'That'sthewaywitheverything.'

'Yes,'saidthegirl.'Everythingtastesofliquorice.Especiallyallthethingsyou'vewaitedsolongfor,likeabsinthe.'

'Oh,cutitout.'

'Youstartedit,'thegirlsaid.'Iwasbeingamused.Iwashavingafinetime.'

'Well,let'stryandhaveafinetime.'

'Allright.Iwastrying.Isaidthemountainslookedlikewhiteelephants.Wasn'tthatbright?

'

'Thatwasbright.'

'Iwantedtotrythisnewdrink.That'sallwedo,isn'tit-lookatthingsandtrynewdrinks?

'

'Iguessso.'

Thegirllookedacrossatthehills.

'They'relovelyhills,'shesaid.'Theydon'treallylooklikewhiteelephants.Ijustmeantthecoloringoftheirskinthroughthetrees.'

'Shouldwehaveanotherdrink?

'

'Allright.'

Thewarmwindblewthebeadcurtainagainstthetable.

'Thebeer'sniceandcool,'themansaid.

'It'slovely,'thegirlsaid.

'It'sreallyanawfullysimpleoperation,Jig,'themansaid.'It'snotreallyanoperationatall.'

Thegirllookedatthegroundthetablelegsrestedon.

'Iknowyouwouldn'tmindit,Jig.It'sreallynotanything.It'sjusttolettheairin.'

Thegirldidnotsayanything.

'I'llgowithyouandI'llstaywithyouallthetime.Theyjustlettheairinandthenit'sallperfectlynatural.'

'Thenwhatwillwedoafterwards?

'

'We'llbefineafterwards.Justlikewewerebefore.'

'Whatmakesyouthinkso?

'

'That'stheonlythingthatbothersus.It'stheonlythingthat'smadeusunhappy.'

Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain,putherhandoutandtookholdoftwoofthestringsofbeads.

'Andyouthinkthenwe'llbeallrightandbehappy.'

'Iknowwewill.Yondon'thavetobeafraid.I'veknownlotsofpeoplethathavedoneit.'

'SohaveI,'saidthegirl.'Andafterwardstheywereallsohappy.'

'Well,'themansaid,'ifyoudon'twanttoyoudon'thaveto.Iwouldn'thaveyoudoitifyoudidn'twantto.ButIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'

'Andyoureallywantto?

'

'Ithinkit'sthebestthingtodo.ButIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'treallywantto.'

'AndifIdoityou'llbehappyandthingswillbeliketheywereandyou'llloveme?

'

'Iloveyounow.YouknowIloveyou.'

'Iknow.ButifIdoit,thenitwillbeniceagainifIsaythingsarelikewhiteelephants,andyou'lllikeit?

'

'I'llloveit.IloveitnowbutIjustcan'tthinkaboutit.YouknowhowIgetwhenIworry.'

'IfIdoityouwon'teverworry?

'

'Iwon'tworryaboutthatbecauseit'sperfectlysimple.'

'ThenI'lldoit.BecauseIdon'tcareaboutme.'

'Whatdoyoumean?

'

'Idon'tcareaboutme.'

'Well,Icareaboutyou.'

'Oh,yes.ButIdon'tcareaboutme.AndI'lldoitandtheneverythingwillbefine.'

'Idon'twantyoutodoitifyoufeelthatway.'

Thegirlstoodupandwalkedtotheendofthestation.Across,ontheotherside,werefieldsofgrainandtreesalongthebanksoftheEbro.Faraway,beyondtheriver,weremountains.Theshadowofacloudmovedacrossthefieldofgrainandshesawtheriverthroughthetrees.

'Andwecouldhaveallthis,'shesaid.'Andwecouldhaveeverythingandeverydaywemakeitmoreimpossible.'

'Whatdidyousay?

'

'Isaidwecouldhaveeverything.'

'Wecanhaveeverything.'

'No,wecan't.'

'Wecanhavethewholeworld.'

'No,wecan't.'

'Wecangoeverywhere.'

'No,wecan't.Itisn'toursanymore.'

'It'sours.'

'No,itisn't.Andoncetheytakeitaway,younevergetitback.'

'Buttheyhaven'ttakenitaway.'

'We'llwaitandsee.'

'Comeonbackintheshade,'hesaid.'Youmustn'tfeelthatway.'

'Idon'tfeelanyway,'thegirlsaid.'Ijustknowthings.'

'Idon'twantyoutodoanythingthatyoudon'twanttodo-'

'Northatisn'tgoodforme,'shesaid.'Iknow.Couldwehaveanotherbeer?

'

'Allright.Butyou'vegottorealize-'

'Irealize,'thegirlsaid.'Can'twemaybestoptalking?

'

Theysatdownatthetableandthegirllookedacrossatthehillsonthedrysideofthevalleyandthemanlookedatherandatthetable.

'You'vegottorealize,'hesaid,'thatIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'twantto.I'mperfectlywillingtogothroughwithitifitmeansanythingtoyou.'

'Doesn'titmeananythingtoyou?

Wecouldgetalong.'

'Ofcourseitdoes.ButIdon'twantanybodybutyou.Idon'twantanyoneelse.AndIknowit'sperfectlysimple.'

'Yes,youknowit'sperfectlysimple.'

'It'sallrightforyoutosaythat,butIdoknowit.'

'Wouldyoudosomethingformenow?

'

'I'ddoanythingforyou.'

'Wouldyoupleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasestoptalking?

'

Hedidnotsayanythingbutlookedatthebagsagainstthewallofthestation.Therewerelabelsonthemfromallthehotelswheretheyhadspentnights.

'ButIdon'twantyouto,'hesaid,'Idon'tcareanythingaboutit.'

'I'llscream,'thegirlsaid.

Thewomancameoutthroughthecurtainswithtwoglassesofbeerandputthemdownonthedampfeltpads.'Thetraincomesinfiveminutes,'shesaid.

'Whatdidshesay?

'askedthegirl.

'Thatthetrainiscominginfiveminutes.'

Thegirlsmiledbrightlyatthewoman,tothankher.

'I'dbettertakethebagsovertotheothersideofthestation,'themansaid.Shesmiledathim.

'Allright.Thencomebackandwe'llfinishthebeer.'

Hepickedupthetwoheavybagsandcarriedthemaroundthestationtotheothertracks.Helookedupthetracksbutcouldnotseethetrain.Comingback,hewalkedthroughthebar-room,wherepeoplewaitingforthetrainweredrinking.HedrankanAnisatthebarandlookedatthepeople.Theywereallwaitingreasonablyforthetrain.Hewentoutthroughthebeadcurtain.Shewassittingatthetableandsmiledathim.

'Doyoufeelbetter?

'heasked.

'Ifeelfine,'shesaid.'There'snothingwrongwithme.Ifeelfine.'

PoemwithDialogue:

HomeBurialbyRobertFrost

Hesawherfromthebottomofthestairs

Beforeshesawhim.Shewasstartingdown,

Lookingbackoverhershoulderatsomefear.

Shetookadoubtfulstepandthenundidit

Toraiseherselfandlookagain.Hespoke

Advancingtowardher:

'Whatisityousee

Fromuptherealways--forIwanttoknow.'

Sheturnedandsankuponherskirtsatthat,

Andherfacechangedfromterrifiedtodull.

Hesaidtogaintime:

'Whatisityousee,'

Mountinguntilshecoweredunderhim.

'Iwillfindoutnow--youmusttellme,dear.'

She,inherplace,refus