Literature homework, GRM style

My new lit teacher wants me to bring in a story on thursday. Not just a story, but a story about cars. To make things more interesting, she wants a story that is written from the view point of the car itself, not the driver. I've asked her to compromise because I remember an article by Josh Jacqout from SCC a few years back about his encounter with some sport bikes on a back road he was bombing down. It was such a good article I kept the magazine for years, but I can't find it now that I need it. Now without that, I have to come up with a car-point-of-view book or story and I haven't the slightest idea where to start.

Can GRM help me out?

Thanks guys.

What are your limitations as far as format of the literature? Printed? Text-only? Short story? Does it have to be written for a particular age-range? Does the whole work need to be from the perspective of the car, or only excerpts?

I'm betting you could find some graphic literature that you could argue is from the point of view of a car. Finding a movie would be easy.

You might also be able to find a children's story from the perspective of a car.

What about a Transformers story? If it's a robot that's taken on the form of a car, does that count?

Text only, no video

It should be an adult article or story, I know Transformers wouldn't fly, but good looking out.

Pixar movie Cars was from the cars perspective. It's a movie, not a book, but any subsequent kids books would keep that perspective.

If she's willing to open it beyond cars, a number of kiddie stories were from the perspective of trains. Tootle, The Little Engine that Could, Red Caboose, for example.

The movie The Car was about a killer car, much like the older story Killdozer. But neither are directly from the car (or dozer) perspective.

The closest I can think of in the adult genre is The Steven King novel, Christine. The novel (not the movie) contained a bit of writing from the perspective of the car.

If I remember correctly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang may have been from the perspective of the car.

You have to bring one in instead of writing your own? Seems odd.

There have been a few from the perspective of a Horse, but none that I can think of written by a car. "The art of Racing in the Rain" is told from a Dog's (Named Enzo) perspective about a race car driver. That's pretty close.

"I. AM. SPEED!"

I have one of those "Golden Books" of this:

Susie the Little Blue Coupe

It is one of those books with a record in the back that you can play and read along.

I may be able to scan it for you if you are interested.

The only book that immediately comes to mind is a children's book called "The Taxi That Hurried". There are a number of children's cartoons from the same era that have the car as the main character or have a POV of the car.

Here's the book: The Taxi That Hurried http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-That-Hurried-Family-Storytime/dp/030710222X

I remember reading an adult novel published in the '30s written from the car's POV about how things around it were changing. It was frustrated by horses and carriages, appreciated being maintained and washed, and took pride in doing right by some of it's owners, and hated some that abused it.

I also seem to remember that parts of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were from the car's POV.

pinchvalve wrote: There have been a few from the perspective of a Horse, but none that I can think of written by a car. "The art of Racing in the Rain" is told from a Dog's (Named Enzo) perspective about a race car driver. That's pretty close.

That's just about close enough. I think I'll pick up a copy and give it a shot.

Thank you!

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