Bathing | Beauty Routines |
Breakfast | Cafes |
Cleaning | Coffee Breaks |
Commuting | Conversation |
Cooking | Dinner |
Doing Your Taxes | Email / Messaging |
Exercise | Family Time |
Games | Going to Church / Religious Gathering |
Going to a Government Office | Going to the Doctor / Dentist |
Going to the Gym | Going to the Movies |
Gossip | Greeting Neighbors |
Hobbies | Homework |
Internet | Job Interviews |
Leisure | Lunch |
Morning Routines | Naps |
Parenting | Paying Bills |
Personal Hygiene Routines | Play |
Podcasts / Radio | Practicing a Musical Instrument |
Practicing a Sport | Practicing an Art |
Reading | Recreation |
Restaurants | School |
Shopping | Sleep |
Social Media | Sports Practice / Games |
Streaming Media / Television | Stretches |
Studying a Language | Studying for a Test |
Unremarkable Vacations | Video Games |
Walking Pets | Weekend Routines |
Work | Writing in a Journal |
Yardwork | Yoga |
Slice of Life
Slice of life is a storytelling technique that depicts scenes from the everyday life of a character. These may not contribute to the plot but rather help to develop the character. It is common for a slice of life to be comical or surreal. Some authors make heavy use of slice of life whereby the entire plot evolves within scenes from everyday life. For example, Haruki Murakami in known for his use of everyday scenes to develop surreal plots that envelop completely regular characters.
Realism
Realism is the depiction of life as it really exists in creative works such as art. This is heavily associated with depiction of everyday life as opposed to common historical themes such as upper class portraits, bland landscapes, religious scenes, dramatic events, myth and still lifes of fruit and flowers.
Summary
Everyday life is any common experience that feels ordinary and routine. These are an important element of the human experience, storytelling and art. Scenes of everyday life can change over time whereby situations that were historically familiar to all can become completely unfamiliar to future generations. As such, elements of everyday life can become nostalgic and sentimental as they begin to fade.
| Overview: Everyday Life | ||
Type | ||
Definition (1) | Experiences that feel routine and ordinary. | |
Definition (2) | Experiences that are near universal in a particular culture. | |
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