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my way. As I pulled onto the highway, I heard the welcome sound of
sirens screaming in the distance.
Make a Point
The purpose of the story is its reason for existence, the reason that
you find it worth telling. If no change takes place, if nothing significant
happens, your reader will say impatiently, “What is the point?” Having
a point does not mean that your story needs to have a moral, like an
Aesop’s fable. It simply means that you should know why you are
telling it. As with any type of essay or paragraph, you should be able
to state your point in one sentence: your thesis statement or topic
sentence.
Wordsmith’s Corner: Examples of
Narrative Writing
Below are two student examples of narrative writing. Read each essay
and answer the questions that follow.
Narrative Essay 1
Angie M. Austin, a student at New River Community College, writes
about an experience that showed her that strength runs in her family.
