Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Ideas to ze short-story


I would write about Petty Officer Edgar Evans. 
It would be a 3. Person narrator because I prefer this kind of writing/reading. 

The story begins a few days after they have been beaten by the Norwegians. When the really bad weather starts to pick up. 
   It follows Scott's diary very well in the beginning - how they are struggling with keeping their limps warm, the food supply is quickly running out, Oates gets ill etc. etc. 
   The real story begins with Scott's last entry: "For God’s sake look after our people." 
   Then the story takes a turn. Scott wanted to keep writing his entries, but knows that this might not be possible.
   “The cold is reaching down below -47 degrees, they are almost out of food, they have no means of transportation, they are getting sick and the weather just gets worse by the day. So the atmosphere isn't exactly jolly, however they try to keep up the good spirit, even though they are scared and ill or hurt. 
   They make camp to shelter against the blizzard, using what little fuel they have to cook dinner. Or is it lunch? They don't know anymore. And if that wasn’t enough, hungry, ferocious creates are stalking them(ghûls or toothbreakers, I just can’t decide), and they have to take a stand against them and fight for their lives, weak as they are.
   And I would probably give it an open ending, it seems appropriate, to build up an air of mystery.  

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