Coursework style models

The first style model I have chosen is this monologue by Elisa Thompson entitled 'Cold Blooded Murderer':

http://www.actorpoint.com/free_monologues/v7.html

This piece is from the perspective of a murderer (who has killed 6 girls) and is being questioned by 2 police officers. She tries to explain her actions but clearly shows little remorse as the sinical tone of this piece is very prominent. The genre is obviously a monologue but it has a much more serious tone than most pieces of this genre, the audience would probably be more directed at females due to the narrator being female and I would say that this would not be aimed at anyone younger than 14. Due to it being fiction, I would say that it's purpose is purely to entertain. What makes this monologue effective is the use of pronouns and how Thompson involves the reader by asking questions such as, "And I will be, won't I?"

I like this style of writing and will take inspiration from it because the way it's written clearly respresents how serious and dramatic it is. For my monologue I am hoping to make it feel very serious and personal and will also use the punctuation that she uses as well as trying to involve my reader as much as possible. However I will not copy this theme as I am hoping to base my piece around stress/anxiety and/or death. On the other hand, now I have had more time to think about my coursework, I now have ideas about making my character a prison inmate who is having to deal with their new life 'on the inside'.

The second style model I have chosen is an extract from the book 'An Idiot Abroad' written by Karl Pilkington:

http://bibliojunkie.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/an-idiot-abroad-by-karl-pilkington/

This book is an account written by Karl Pilkington who starred in the TV series of the same name (which I am a fan of) in which he is forced to travel around the world - this is ironic because many people would love to have the experience that he got, however Karl has a very different approach to life and makes his wonderous trip into something much more sinical than it should be. The genre is travel writing but is very comical also, the book, as well as the series, appeals to a large audience such as people who like travel and comedy, as well as fans of Karl Pilkington (Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant also, who created An Idiot Abroad). However, it would not be recommended to anyone younger than 16 due to some strong language. The purpose would definitely be to inform due to all of the places he visits but it is also very much to entertain.

I chose this piece because not only am I fan of the series, I also like the way in which the writer thinks. Although he briefly describes the places he goes to, he actually strongly focuses on the ideas that he gets from the places which is very interesting and insightful, as well as very funny. I hope to use this technique in my travel writing piece. I also am hoping to get inspiration from the graphology of this piece because although this text is from a book, I hope to set my travel writing piece online so I can use pictures, backgrounds and sub-headings as Bibliojunkie has done. In addition, I like this idea of sinical and negative writing so I hope to reflect this style of writing in my travel writing piece.

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner - analysis

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ikl82soDw-izpb4hg2hbgmljZL3bMrDIoImlZ-NFoc8/edit#slide=id.p13

Rhodes by Alison - analysis

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kzHw-TWBRb1W1U4wXZJTSPScOGEXJycQ9Q3rOu-JF_8/edit#slide=id.p14