NARRATIVE, WRITING AND READING PRACTICE: THE EXPERIENCE OF WRITING CHRONICLES

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between writing, narrative and reading practice. This theoretical-conceptual article examines the elements that intertwine and influence each other. Initially, some aspects of reading and its relationship with writing are addressed as a means of communication and expression that allows the subject to record and transmit their knowledge and experiences. The text presents the importance of writing as a tool for structuring and organizing thought. Next, considerations about the narrative are presented, according to the work of Benjamin (2012), “The narrator”. For Walter Benjamin (2012), the narrator tells his life, traditions and stories to other generations, also called a traveler, because those who travel have a lot to tell. In this sense, those who write chronicles narrate real and metaphorical travel experiences. The text ends with the experience gained when writing chronicles based on simple subjects made invisible by society.