Slacker is an independent film, which has no conventional narrative structure. Instead it is a series of stories encapsulated within conversations between random ever- changing characters. All of which are in some form misfits in society. The protagonist changes every few minutes and there is no conventional character arc. It is an observation of different people living in Austin, Texas. It focuses on conversation between characters, but does not become involved in their lives. Following one protagonist for a time and then moving to the next as the character cross over. (J.J.
Murphy, 2007)
The conventional three-act structure follows one protagonist, who has a goal or desire. The established character is flawed and needs to overcome this flaw
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For example; in Harry Potter and the Order Of The
Pheonix, Harry the protagonist must complete a series of obstacles in order to win
The Tri-wizard Tournament. This objective is overshadowed by the fact that in doing so it leads to him having to defeat Voldemort. (Yates, 2007)Which is he’s greatest objective in the series of films.
In Slacker, characters have small goals as apposed to one large objective, they don’t necessarily have to achieve these goals in order to reach fulfillment either. One of the most famous scenes is the film, is of an interesting young woman who attempts to sell
Madonna’s pap smear. Her desire is to make money, but this is not fulfilled because the characters she attempts to sell it to are broke. (J.J. Murphy, 2007)
The characters in slacker only cross paths once, before they part ways and the scene follows a different character. These meetings are for the sole purpose of conversation.
It can be said that there is a lack of deep connection between most of the characters.
The only thing that really connects them is neutral relations or arbitrary
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Harry Potter has two friends that are consistently in his life, Hermione and Ron. (Yates, 2007) He has one major conflict with Voldemort; that continues to plague him throughout the series. In the end he overcomes his inner conflict, (his fear that he is not strong enough to conquer the dark lord) defeats the antagonist and reaches fulfillment.
Because there are numerous protagonists in Slacker, there is no great objective for them. There is nothing really at stake for the character’s either. The audience is instead captivated by the odd conversation and coincidences. (Linklater, 2007)In contrast Harry Potter’s journey is filled with high stakes. If he does not defeat Voldemort, the narrative world will pay the price. When the stakes are high it keeps the audience captivated with the events that follow. The classic 3-act structure needs the audience to bond with the character. The audience needs to relate with the protagonist and root for them to succeed over the obstacles that they face. The events in the narrative all need to impact on the character. They are not random. Slacker has a many short narratives. Each incidence is a story in itself; for example the young man who meets up with his girlfriend. They have a disagreement
2. Explain how a character in the book changed or is starting to change in the part you are reading?
what she knew of her odd identity. Then one day she saw herself in a photograph
Structure – The work is formatted to be a play. It has three acts, each beginning with stage directions.
Catherine’s depiction is of a wild, untamed creature yet at the same time a beautiful, sweet and childlike girl.
We are not only given the thoughts of the character but are also provided with a
characters engage in, it becomes a challenge to keep up with the motives and truthful
meantime she goes through a series of maturing experiences. She learns how to see her
.... She went to express her beauty somewhere else and she’s going back with no beauty.
of the use of the mask, gave no illusion that this story is happening before
The beauty queen represents the expectations of society and the way we compare ourselves to others and the symbolism of this whole scene is the flawed social construct that being beautiful equals winning. Olive is cast as the unaware, naïve hero, who doesn’t know or understand that her physical limitations might not match up with her
She, too, takes the control of her life away from society and puts it back
6. “It reminds me of how grandmother always had the right costume for me to wear. You were in the right outfit and you feel like the person you are pretending to be.”: I picked this because it show that when you change your look you can change your personality.
messenger. At this point, the audience realizes what has happened, Olivia has fallen for the
There can be no success without goals or targets. This is because success is relative to a set target and whether we have achieved it, or at least making steady progress towards attaining it. For you to succeed, set a goal, a measurable target that represents what you envision: that is what you want or where you see yourself in future. A goal should be measurable so as to enable you to monitor your progress and help you know whether you are on track or you have gone off.