Read the following excerpt from Lisa M. Tillman-Healy’s (2001) Between Gay and Straight: Understanding Friendship Across Sexual Orientation:
“I’m preoccupied for most of the trip to Gordon’s. Will my questions make him uncomfortable? Might he share experiences I’m not prepared to confront? How emotional will he get? In what ways could the revelations affect our relationship or his relationship with Doug?
Before I knew it, I’m pulling up to his apartment. I gather my equipment, take a deep breath, and make my way to the entrance. My knock is met with a shout, “Come in!” (p. 106).
What kind of ethnographic tale does this excerpt illustrate?
a. A realist tale
b. A confessional tale
c. An impressionist tale
d. An omnipotent tale
Answer b
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