Original
Victim narratives can be very complex, and can be filled to the brim with identity shifts and changes in opinion. One victim narrative that was filled with a lot of different theme and identity shifts was called “Something from Nothing” by Drew Wunderli. Drew’s work was very interesting because it provided a very unique perspective. He always had to aspire to do as well as his twin brother, which seemed to be a tremendous pressure on him. Drew says of his brother, “He was phenomenal at writing. But he couldn’t teach me how to write like him because I would become too frustrated.(2)” Drew clearly has high aspirations, but he finds his brother’s unique talent discouraging to his own writing. He feels like because his writing is inferior to his brother, he is also inferior, which drives him to fall behind in his english classes. This type of falling off in a class is fairly common, but the pressure that comes from an overachieving twin brother is something that is much more rare and unfortunate.
Revised
Narratives with a victim focus are usually very complex. In many cases, they contain a plethora of identity shifts that make a good retelling of a story great. There was one narrative from the “Rising Cairn” database that really encompassed what a good vicitm narrative is. This narrative was named “Something from Nothing” by Drew Wunderli. Drew provided a very unique perspective in his narrative. He had to compete with his brother, which was just another added pressure to an already stressful school experience. His brother was clearly the better writer, but when he tried to help him out, there was a clear disconnect. He says of his brother “He was phenomenal at writing. But he couldn’t teach me how to write like him because I would become too frustrated.(2)” While his heart is in the right place, he shouldn’t try to compare himself to his brother at all. He feels like because his writing is inferior to his brother, he is also inferior, which drives him to fall behind in his english classes. This type of falling off in a class is fairly common, but the pressure that comes from an overachieving twin brother is something that is much more rare and unfortunate.
