#38 "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss and "The Shape of Stories" by Kurt Vonnegut

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English - February 13, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Talking Dr. Seuss today! I'm braking down "Oh the Places You'll Go" by using the shape of stories technique as outlined by Kurt Vonnegut. Spoiler alert: This Dr. Seuss classic is actually just a traditional "boy falls in a pit" story, EXCEPT there are two pits! Also, Lion King, Aladdin, Cinderella and more...

(0:00) Reading from "Oh The Places You'll Go (2:30) Introduction: Clouds, Fog, Isolation, Distractions. How to be a writer in modern times? (18:15) Reading a story at different points in your life, and how our perspective changes (22:00) Kurt Vonnegut and the Shape of Stories (31:15) The Legend of Dr. Seuss (37:15) Breaking down "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss

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