Folktale OutlineMarie HuntBasics: Tone: light and dark I want it to be funny, but the story itself is mostly a sad one Much of the story is told through her journal entries and private thoughts. These will be set apart from the text with italics? Smaller text? Handwritten text? Mostly a realistic story—folktaleness/magic will mostly occur when she’s on a trip—is that enough? Arrival in a distant kingdom: Flies to Jeju Why? Getting away from home—high school, parents? Abuse? Typical lame shit or something else?? Jacket family member went there/wanted to go there Flies out alone In disguise creates a character to discover her true character dyes her hair dark brown hides behind baggy clothes/glasses purposely acts opposite her impulses Difficult task discovering herself Journey to donor Travel People she meets, food she eats, surroundings (research, ask Leta/Katie) Donor test What’s a donor test? Donor becomes helper She stays with him How long? What do they do/talk about? He travels with her To where? Germany? (research) Helper trains the hero Hmm…sex? Drugs? General life experience? Transference What is transference?? Underworld Rooftops—all are easily accessible in Korea Parties, Olli “donates” hallucinogen (research shrooms? Peyote? What’s most likely to be used in Germany?) Series of experiences with drugs and interactions with people and a new place—she discovers herself Rewarded Living happily ever after? How? Recognition and transformation
Hero Tess 17 yrs old dyed dark brown hair, thick eyebrows, brown eyes with a hint of green, wears glasses, top lip—defined cupid’s bow, thin, small chest wears loose, raggedy jeans, t-shirts, worn, brown boots, coat passed down from a family member She journals, spends a lot of time looking out windows/people watching, making up stories for things that are thrown away and for the people she watches Sarcastic/active sense of humor, very responsible, repressed Tends to hide her face behind her hair or a hood, bites her nails, doodles (include in handwritten journal entries?)
Donor/helper—can there be two people in this role? Olli 25 yrs old speaks English fluently—German? donates drugs(hallucinogen)/wisdom/experience sandy blonde, blue eyes, tall and thin—gangly? Musician—what does he play?
Jeju details Summer—hot and humid Lots of igneous rock—used in fences, sculpture, gravel Describe storefronts Small, old cars/trucks No street names Musical trolleys, crosswalks Lots of flowering trees (research) Beaches (ask Leta/Katie) Buddhist temple People: Young women: 50’s dresses, parasols Young men: metrosexual Older people: mismatched colors/patterns Friendly/helpful, most speak some English Bowing, “Kamsa hamnida,” “Onya hasay oh” one hand holds extended elbow when offering something People in general have a childlike quality Shopping: Bartering Malls set up like outdoor markets Clothes shops—one of everything, a couple dollars for adjustments Money (research) Rooftops: Easily accessible Dark, dirty, dangerous (no railings), only go at night Can see the ocean and mountains Fishing boat lights Food: Kimchi Small portions Fatty meat Lots of seafood (describe stew) Open markets are NASTY—buckets of squid/octopus, pig heads, fish gutted onto floor Common dishes (research) Animals treated badly—different view of pets (research) stray cats/dogs
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