Introduction A critical study of stories or storytelling is important in revealing the dynamics of education and social change. Narrative and story making in education and change will also be important in the understanding of how various facets of narrations become part of a story. Various changes are also made easier to comprehend such as the understanding of social movements and/or how they withstand setbacks, politics, and their impact on education and change. Narratives and stories are a representation of the happenings in the society. A well-crafted story is an image of the society itself. Development in education and changes in societal growth results from changes in literature. This paper analyses narrative and story making in education and change concerning the article by Francesca Polletta (1998) on the theory of narrative in social movements. Specifically, it presents the article’s ideas together with the narrative’s arguments about narrative construction history without neglecting the underlying major assumptions about narrative construction. Review and analysis of the article’s key ideas The article by Francesca Polletta constitutes a major work that details the effects of narrative and storytelling on education and change. It has the title Contending Stories: Narrative in Social Movements . The study is coherent and well organized, with several literary works being included in the review. The work presents some of the ideas about narratives and societal change. Some major theories and assumptions are also discussed, with scientific evidence being crafted to make meaning of the results of the several studies included in the literature. Pollensa begins by explaining to the audience about the title of the article and its relevance in the field of sociology. The methodology is also explained simply and understandably. This case is also taken into consideration in the reporting of the findings and the making of conclusions and recommendations. In general, the work presents ideas clearly by describing them in a well-organized manner. This makes the article relevant for consideration about the above topic of this essay. The major areas of concentration in this study include collective identity, ideology, tradition, and rhetoric. These concepts have been accepted widely in language development, examination, and change. Change depends on the plot of the narrative. For example, this narrative technique is adapted in the development of a story from the beginning through the middle to the end narrative. Polletta (1998, p. 2) shows how the plot creates logic in a story. The events that are witnessed in the story gain logic due to the plot. Without a good plot, events will lose meaning. They will appear like separate incidences that lack coherence. Logic is developed through interweaving events to create a coherent plot. Every other subject has adopted the application of plot in education. Narratives do not rely on empirical references and science to prove the truth of events. However, it makes use of time and place. These two modalities are used to create connections between different events. It is out of change in time that the audience develops a sense of development in a story. O