The Timeless Art of Storytellin'

Art is "the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way to affect the senses or emotions". That being said, storytelling is unquestionably an art which can take a lifetime to master. The use of metafiction is a vital aspect in becoming a true legend in such an appraised art, otherwise the story would be completely lame. My suggestion? Butter it up. Put your ethics aside, and stretch the truth to the extreme. You only get one shot to tell the story, and as O'Brien states in his acclaimed President's Lecture, "Writing never gets easier, it gets harder. You can't repeat yourself. Unlike, say, a professional surgeon, you cannot perform precisely the same operation with the same protocol in case after case, and even for a surgeon, this would be risky, if one's first patient happened to end up in a mortuary". Honestly, he took the words right out of my mouth.

Stories can be boring if told incorrectly. Nobody wants to listen to, or read, something monotone and melancholy. They want excitement. They want drama. Something you would see in a movie, in laymen's terms. Forrest Gump was an excellent example of stretching the truth. When Forrest Gump goes to see President Kennedy, he remembers saying "I gotta pee". Absurd, but entertaining. Reasons like these (as well as Tom Hank's magnificent performance;) ) are why Forest Gump is still to this day a popular movie.

So stop reading this! Write a story. Tell a story. :)

HOLDEN, THE UNIVERSAL TEENAGER.

There once a young lad named Holden, who steriotyped as often as a grizzly bear searching for food in the frigid winds of late November. His morals, although seemingly different than most, are generally identical to those of his peers: the desire to be loved, while establishing an abudentcy of lies to get his way, only to have the morbid feeling of regret and despair. This timeless feeling is universal, and a part of human nature. Without it, mankind would live an unethical lifestyle, one which would be tolerated by even the upmost athorities.
The notorious Spanish proverb once exclaimed, "A wise man changes his mind, a fool never". Holden, according to the means society, became a wise man by the end of the novel by learning from his mishaps, and furthermore, his misfortune. This is something which prevails in all teenagers; learning from failiure, and making the choice whether to continue to pursue your personal legend, or give up and hope for the best. When Holden annonces, "That killed me" (176 Salinger), it really disheartens the soul of the reader. It's a sign of weakness from Holden, and we, the readers, can only hope for the best for such a lost and lonely lad.