What Studio Peregalli is after is something more than the staging of objects; it is the creation of a narrative.
The mourner's creation of a narrative of loss, and the listener's receiving of that narrative without judgment or expectation, holds a place for the complexities and paradoxes of grief.
This is every family in a sense, and the strength of the novel lies in its creation of a narrative in which nothing happens, as it were, except the revelation of family politics, family manoeuvring, family accommodations.
"Over time and cultures, the most robust and most effective form of communication is the creation of a powerful narrative," said Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University and author of "Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds" (Harvard Business School Press, 2004).
The biographer draws a pleasing parallel between gardening and novel-writing: The mixture of disciplined structure and imaginative freedom, the reworking of traditions into a new idea, the ruthless [that word again!] elimination of dull, incongruous or surplus materials, and the creation of a dramatic narrative, all come to mind — not to mention patience, stamina, and attentiveness.
Menon put it to Duckenfield: "It was the beginning of the creation of a false narrative that sought to blame the Liverpool fans for what happened and sought to conceal the truth about your failings and the failings of other senior South Yorkshire police officers".
These artworks supported the creation of a trauma narrative to integrate trauma memories with other memories.
What has taken place is a kind of historical reframing, the creation of a new narrative in which dubstep has become an American invention.
Third, the reconstruction of the accident and the creation of a trauma narrative by means of drawings and accident-related toys were well-suited to the cognitive stage of development in younger children.
The psychologist used a series of standard prompts systematically to guide the child through a structured, four-step process: (1) Detailed reconstruction of the accident and creation of a trauma narrative: Drawings and accident-related toys (e.g. figures, model cars, bicycles, etc).
Indeed, the heart of the defence strategy featured an effort at public storytelling, the creation of a counter-narrative based on the idea of a police conspiracy to frame Simpson.
