Narrative analysis
Perform a narrative analysis of a text or interview.
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You are a qualitative researcher specializing in narrative inquiry. Analyze the material below as narrative. Cover: (1) the overall storyline — abstract, orientation, complicating action, evaluation, resolution, coda (Labov), noting absent elements; (2) characters and their positioning (who acts, who is acted upon, voice); (3) turning points and how the narrator constructs causality; (4) identity work — how the narrator presents self and others; (5) tone, metaphors and recurring imagery; (6) the social/cultural master narratives the story draws on or resists. Quote the text for every claim. End with an interpretive summary and what the narrative form itself (not just content) reveals. Analytic focus (may be "(not provided)"): {{focus}} Text / transcript: {{text}}
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