Narrative structure
- 1. Narrative Structure My story, which I have chosen for my booklet is a linear narrative. As this type of structure goes from the beginning to the end also by having in between these sections are what happens through out the story of events that unravel. As my story follows this type of based on narrative structure as it has good simple opening to and plus which it has an ending to it as well. All the events go through one to another. I have chosen this type of linear structure is because I thought that it was the best way to explain my story. Also, on the other hand that I choose this kind of linear narrative structure is because that it is one of the most popular ways of telling a story. Plus, it is the easiest way to tell a story to child, which while understand what is happening through out the story. For an example of this narrative structure is the TV program from BBC station that has broadcasted a programme structured to be linear is called Taboo. It is not a non-linear. As a non-linear is where they don’t make the story go in a straight line. As they may have flash backs or flash forwards. This will be to seem as a jump in time. For an example of these kinds of stories is Pulp Fiction. I would say that my story is not an open narrative structure. As this type of structure is where the ending doesn’t reach to a conclusion. For an example of this type of serious would be like in a programme called Eastenders. As they always leave on cliffhanger or to be waited on from the next series, this has not been resulted to a conclusion. But. However, I have used a closed narrative structure. This type of structure, which I have enhanced within my work, is by making it reaching to a conclusion. As I have done this by making Goldilocks the main character run back home. As this makes it results to a conclusion. As she’s going home makes it clear to where she going and also gives the audience a clear a point of view of where she is going. This has a good clear understanding of when there is a conclusion, which you can clearly see. Within my story I would say that my own story has a single strand narrative structure. My book has this single strand through out my story, as the single strand means that it only has one storyline. As keeping this storyline means that this will keep it nice a simple and easier to understand for the age group that which I am trying to give it to. So for my own story I have made it simple to understand by having it on a single strand. I have created this within my work is by making one straight storyline which I have the storyline to be is goldilocks gets lost and then she finds a igloo house all on its own. So as she goes inside she finds food and somewhere to rest when she gets and then screams back home when penguins come back home. However if there were multiple stories tied into one book then this will get highly confusing. Also the children would also get confused and struggle of what’s happening from one story to the other. So this makes it simpler to use a single strand of just using one book storyline instead of using a multi strand. As this multi strand uses multiple storylines that all different compared to each other. So, these styles can happen either TV show or books or films. For the example for this multi strand is the film called ‘Love Actually’. This film which I have chosen is has got a quite a mixture of various stories on the topic of love but been placed with different meanings. As they have jumbled together it one whole story. This type of storyline has kept the same
- 2. kind of genre going through out this film but also going through from the different couples of their love lives. My story would be an Anti-realist storyline. I have said this because you would never talk to a penguin, as a penguin cannot speak, plus you can’t live in Antarctica. As Antarctica is way to cold live there anyway. So for an example of this is when the penguins are talking to each other of what has happened in their house as someone has eaten their food and sat in there seats. As penguin wouldn’t have their own house as they would usually sleep outside. So this would make all of these things, which I have said to be seen as anti-realist. As anti-realist is when it involves places or characters that wouldn’t happen in real life that would be impossible to believe. However, on the hand a realist is where they believe that events and character’s are real and could actually to happen to someone. For an example of this is, is both in the book and film called ‘ The Help’. All these main events in this books and the film. Components Firstly from the narrative structure components, is the opening. My book has got an opening by saying of where Goldilocks lives and whom she lives there with, like her mum and her dog. As this tells a bit about her and also gets the insight of what she is like. As this firstly this is shown to be as mist chiefs. Secondly, Conflict of narrative structure components, Goldilocks makes conflict resulting into this story. Some of the conflict that which she makes is firstly, eats the three penguins foods, sits in their chairs and lastly goes into the three beds to sleep in them. As from this she is messing up the house from eating their food. Also there is the conflict of Goldilocks she breaks into the house of the penguin’s house. As the conflict means that there is the thing drives the story forward, the detail of the problems that occur. Thirdly, Resolution of narrative structure components, the resolution of this story is that she runs back home. As her mother told her that she should listen to her mother had said to her before she left the house. As the resolution means what happens at the end of the story like is there a resolution from the conflict. Fourthly, Enigma of narrative structure components, the enigma is when there is puzzle within your story. As by appealing this it will intrigue the viewer into the story. My story doesn’t consist any of these narrative structure components. Fifthly, Climax of narrative structure components, a climax is in the story there is a turning point which makes the changes within the characters fate become bad or good depending on the situation. However I would say that my story has got a bit of climax enhanced in book. Is because in my story when the main character Goldilocks goes to sleep in one of the penguins beds. When she wakes up from the penguins are growling at her as this changes the fate of the character. Also
- 3. this shows to be the highest point for the main character point of view. To get out of this situation. Sixthly, Manipulation of time and space of narrative structure components, my story doesn’t consist any of this components such for this component to jump forward or even backwards either in time or stretching out time or maybe condensing it.