“Dentists without borders” is characterized as creative non
fiction because it turns a regular boring visit to the dentist into an
interesting story that makes you chuckle here and there. David explains his relationship with his
dentist and the whole experience of his visit in a humorous way. He used little
details in the story to fill the reader in on his surroundings and his feelings
towards what was going on. I specifically liked how he told the story of the
mice on the travel channel. He did not use that many words to explain the
situation, as you would find in a narrative, however it was still effective and
interesting to read, as well as easily understood. It is creative nonfiction
simply because it is a true story told in a creative and fun way. I would
classify Dentist without Borders as an essay of place. I believe it has all the characteristics of
the specific subgenre. It told factual information from a serious of scenes
such as the dentist and the doctor’s story in the beginning, and gave a storyline
of his past and present experience through his point of view.
I agree, I love that he uses humor! humor is definitely my thing when it comes to writing. For a simple story, it was creative and definitely fun to read. I agree that his writing includes parts of the subgenres and doesn't just rely on one.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the story he told about the mice on the travel channel. Adding that story within the essay definitely painted a more vivid picture. I agree with the sub-genre of an essay of place
ReplyDeleteIt definitely did make me chuckle, I agree! Any story that can make me laugh is a plus in my book. It was really cool of him to write an essay of place(s) about dentist offices and manage to make and keep something like that interesting to the reader!
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