The literary interpretation by the storyteller can include the role of the teller as a
“theatre director” who plans blocking, scenes and casting. The teller needs to be aware that a published text may use several paragraphs to describe or explain a character—how he regards the world and how others feel about him. The teller may transmit this same information through portrayal of the characters and their actions, or by condensing and relaying descriptive passages in dialogue. Furthermore, reading is a private transaction between the reader and printed page. You can put a book down and ponder a passage or put it aside for a day or two. The impact of an oral performance, on the other hand, is direct and immediate. There is also a difference in the intensity of the response when a group of people share an experience together. Laughter is contagious, as our “folk” saying goes . . . .
HOW A STORYTELLER CAN USE PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
It is very difficult to discern the psychological meanings, effect on, or function of,
