Examining Narrative for Consumer Culture Critiques

Authors

Stefanie Henriques, University of Central FloridaFollow

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Course Code

IDH

Course Number

4030H

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Tyler Fisher

Faculty/Instructor Email

tyler.fisher@ucf.edu

About the Author

Stefanie Henriques is a junior majoring in Media Production and Management on the Management and Operations track. She is also an Honors Scholar within the Burnett Honors College. This research-intensive (RI) project was completed under the direction of Dr. Tyler Fisher who taught the Honors Windows to the World interdisciplinary seminar during the Spring 2024 semester.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

The purpose of synthesizing a compelling narrative for its salient elements, anticipated impacts, and subsequent interrelationship serves to educate students on cogent, persuasive narratives. While analyzing the components of a compelling narrative, I learned ways to successfully emulate persuasive salient elements within my own writings, such as the personal narrative I will soon have to prepare for graduate school. Moreover, this narrative synthesis educated classmates within the interdisciplinary seminar and myself about a particular film’s cautionary statement from the late 1990s warning against American society drifting towards materialism. This caution appears to have been largely ignored in modern times. In fact, I would argue that rampant consumerism has been exacerbated in modern times where individuals will continue to face an existential crisis where their identities are intertwined with consumerism.

Keywords

Narrative; synthesis; consumerism; identity; liberation

Recommended Citation

Henriques, Stefanie, "Examining Narrative for Consumer Culture Critiques" (2024). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2024. 39.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2024fall/39