A narrative is events related to a conflict
- A story, or narrative, is delivered through a series of events that relate to a conflict.
- So the conflict is the thread; events are what hang on it.
- An event with no relation to the conflict is scenery, however dramatic.
A picnic may be delightful, but if it never touches the conflict, it is the plot’s lunch break.
서사는 갈등과 연관된 사건을 통해 전달된다.
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갈등은 실이고, 사건은 그 위에 매달린 것이다.
Episodes, encounters, scenes
- Events include episodes, encounters and scenes that can introduce and develop a plot.
- The three words are not decorative: an encounter puts two characters together, an episode is self-contained, a scene is continuous in place and time.
- Naming which kind you are analysing already sharpens the answer.
CED가 언급하는 모든 종류의 사건을 선택하시오.
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요약은 서사의 방식이지 사건의 종류가 아니다.
각 단어를 그것이 지칭하는内容与 매치하시오.
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분석 중인 유형을 명시하는 것이 이미 답변을 명확하게 한다.
Significance is relational
- The significance of an event depends on its relationship to the narrative, the conflict, and the development of characters.
- So significance is never a property of the event by itself.
- A death can be insignificant; a letter not sent can be the centre of a novel.
이 사건은 어떤 관계가 있는가?
중요성을 결정하는 관계에 따라 각 사건을 분류하시오.
사건의 중요성은 ...에 달려 있다...
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무엇도 바꾸지 않는 결투는 모든 것을 바꾸는 침묵보다 덜 중요하다.
Dramatic is not the same as significant. The CED makes significance depend on an event's relationship to the narrative, the conflict and character development — so a duel that changes nothing is less significant than a silence that changes everything.
사건을 검증하기 위해 서사를 진전시키는가, ____를 건드리는가, 캐릭터를 발전시키는지를 물어보라.
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CED가 언급하는 각 관계마다 하나씩 총 세 가지 질문.
Testing an event for significance
- Ask three questions, one for each relationship the CED names.
- Does it move the narrative? Does it touch the conflict? Does it develop a character?
- An event that answers yes to all three is where an essay should be built.
Choosing an event to write about
- On an exam you will be given a prompt and must choose the event yourself.
- Choose one that scores on all three relationships, not the one you remember best.
- The best-remembered event is often the most dramatic, which is not the same thing.
A letter is written and not sent. Nothing visible happens. But it moves the narrative (the misunderstanding survives), touches the conflict (she chooses her family over him), and develops her (she can now do the thing she said she never would). Three relationships out of three.
A narrative is events that relate to a conflict. Events include episodes, encounters and scenes that introduce and develop plot. Significance depends on an event's relationship to the narrative, the conflict and character development — so test an event on all three, and remember that dramatic ≠ significant.