When examined in conjunction with the focus on narratives of insecurities this suggests a need to also explore the level of trust that people have in the broad range of security actors, not solely in relation to disaster management.
Susan Jeffords, author of Hard Bodies: Hollywood Masculinity in the Reagan Era, felt that although Belle appears to be the protagonist in Beaumont's original fairy tale, the character becomes "less the focus of the narrative" in Disney's adaptation and more of a "mechanism for solving the Beast's 'dilemma'".
He focuses on narrative accounts of Muhammad's repudiation of Zayd, of his marriage to Zayd's former wife, and of Zayd's martyrdom in battle against the Byzantines.
If Flanagan had made the soldiers' experiences on "the Line" the sole, or major, focus of his narrative, it would have been a much better novel.
Having established the reason for their alliance, however, Mr. Power cannot make it a convincing focus of the narrative, so the play bobs and weaves among a host of subplots.
These discoveries, in turn, will help you decide whether to narrow the focus of your narrative to deal with a specific event, or broaden it to explore the culture, history and people of your subject's era.
Analysis of the last 15 years of winners of six major literary awards by the critically acclaimed author Nicola Griffith has found that a novel is more likely to land a prize if the focus of the narrative is male.
Regards, Alex Vadukul New York City The reporting of this piece occurred over an extended period of time, and the shape and focus of the narrative continually shifted as I learned more facts, and as my thinking about the incident evolved.
Lead character Henry has escaped a difficult life to watch for fires in the Wyoming wilderness, but while he's investigating odd events in the woods, the real focus of the narrative is his relationship with radio operator Delilah.
