Lost in translation
I don’t know where I fit in narratives anymore.
I’ve been reading articles and essays about how everyone presumes that real life follows standard story structure. There’s the three act model, antagonist, protagonist, and all those other useful writing tools. The problem is that they don’t apply in the real world.
I’m getting ahead of myself though. The point I’m trying to make is that I’m finding I don’t know how to interact with people at the moment. I get a sense they’re trying to apply a narrative structure to things, but I don’t know how a lot of these narratives play so I don’t know what I’m meant to do or say. This is leading to a lot of confusion and head scratching on both sides as things don’t play out like they’re meant to.
On the up side it does mean where I’ve been cast as the antagonist I’ve been able to shrug that role off and continue as normal. On the down side, it’s also meant I’ve had missed opportunities as I’ve not grasped what role I’ve been cast in and thus how I’m expected to act.
It’s frustrating to say the least, I’m left feeling weird and strange as I don’t seem to know what it is I’m meant to do. Is it just me who gets this feeling they’re expected to play a role and when they don’t people look confused, or did I simply not get my copy of the script?
Answers on a postcard please.
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