Networking a short story
Select and read a work of short fiction from here.* Make a list of characters. These are your nodes. Decide what constitutes a connection (e.g., characters appear together in a scene, characters speak to each other, etc.) and build an edge list. (Refer to Step 1 of this tutorial if you’re still hazy on what an edge list is.) Use your edge list to build a simple network graph with Flourish (or with any network software you prefer).
In a paragraph or two, reflect on the following: What, if anything, does this network graph illuminate about the characters’ connections? What are its limitations?
Via BruinLearn, submit a screenshot of your network graph and your reflection on it.
(If you’d like, you can reflect on your network graph on video, instead of in text, by uploading a video to the assignment on BruinLearn.)
* Some stories are free to read and some aren’t. Click around until you find something you like!