Evaluation

One narrative structure would be open. Open narratives don’t reach a conclusion, for example soap operas such as Emmerdale, East-enders Coronation Street, etc. Another example would be comic books, as they just seem to carry on without a final conclusion or moral. A closed narrative is when you reach a conclusion, for example most films and books have a closed narrative. For example the film and book gone girl is a closed narrative. A single strand structure is just one story line, or example a film called the Bair witch project is a single strand narrative. Where as a multi-strand is where there are many different story lines and characters such as Eastenders. A linear narrative structure is when events happen in order straight through the story, where as non linear is when events don’t go through the story in order, there are flash backs and flash forwards, for example gone girl is non linear. A realist structure is when it reflects “real life” as they are believable events that could happen to anyone, on the other hand an antirealist structure is the opposite of realist, for example events, characters, locations of which are highly impossible to find in real life, Harry Potter for example.

There are different components in a book. For example the opening, which is always the start of your book. Then there is the conflict, which is usually the driver of your story. There is always a resolution, which is the ending. Throughout the story there may be components such as enigma, which is a puzzle, therefor intrigues the viewer/reader. There may also be climax, which is the turning point, changes characters fate for example. Manipulation of time or space is also used to jump forwards or backwards or stretch out time.