Life as Narrative.

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  • Author(s): Bruner, Jerome
  • Source:
    Social Research. Fall2004, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p691-710. 20p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      LIFE; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; NARRATIVES; THOUGHT & thinking; CULTURE; NARRATION; MIMESIS; GEOGRAPHY; BIOGRAPHIES
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the author's observation on life as a narrative. The author discusses the nature of thought, and says that "word making" is the principal function of the mind. He argues that there is no other way of describing "lived time" save in the form of a narrative, and that the mimesis between life and narrative is a two way affair. He relates the ideas about narrative to the analysis of autobiographies, and provides information on culture and autobiography. Explanation on psychic geography is also presented.