Pagnucci and Ondaatje

"Living the Narrative Life" by Pagnucci and "The Collected Works of Billy the Kid" by Ondaatje both showed the presence of multi-genres, tone, and white space throughout the pieces.  While Pagnucci's piece was longer then Ondaatje's it was more interesting to read.  It held my attention a lot better then Ondaatje's piece.  What aspect held this attention was that Pagnucci broke down the story into different chapters or sections.  It allowed for my mind to make the transition from section to section smoother.  Pagnucci used the multiple genres by creating a reflective narrative with a poem in the closing.  Throughout his piece he uses a very creative tone.  He kept his piece from being written in an academic tone by using the language that he used throughout the piece.  There were white spaces before some of the different paragraphs.  These spaces allowed for my mind to wander a bit before I dove back into the reading.

Ondaatje's piece on the other hand was not a bad read either.  While he had the hint of an academic tone he balanced it out by using other tones (such as sympathetic, playful, etc.) when describing a scene.  Ondaatje's peice opened and closed with a poem.  It was a nice break from the typical narrative piece.  This piece had a lot of white space in different areas.  I believe that these spaces represented to give the writer time to process the material before going on.