Writing Homework Help

Use of Flashbacks Linear Chronological Narratives Discussion

 

Write a post of 200-250 words in which you respond to ONE of the following prompts.

– Consider the use of flashbacks (Links to an external site.) in the opening scenes of Ad Astra, when Roy McBride recalls his wife Eve leaving their home. What do we learn about Roy through the use of these flashbacks that we wouldn’t know if the narrative were presented in purely linear (chronological) sequence?

– In Hidden Figures, why does the story leap ahead in time from 1926 to 1961? What do we learn about Katherine Johnson at the beginning of the film that informs how we view her actions as the film continues?