![]() ![]() Each plot is different enough to yield different action in the story.Īny more than these 10 plots and inner conflict will narrow the scope of the plot. The 10 plots are: quest, pursuit, rescue, revenge, the riddle, underdog, temptation, transformation, love, and discovery. So, overall, we will consider 10 basic plots besides the general plot of inner conflict. ![]() 28Ī plot should be general in order to not limit the story. In Polti’s list of 36 plots, the plots are very specific, such as slaying of a kinsman unrecognized. 27 What is the difference between love and forbidden love? The plot of love can cover all love. However, if you review their plot lists, how many plots are similar? Ronald Tobias’ 20 plots list contains two plots referred to as love and forbidden love. Georges Polti in “The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations”, translated by Lucille Ray, states there are 36 plots.īased on the aforementioned the number of plots range from three to seven to 20 to 36. Tobias in “20 Master Plots”, proposes twenty basic plots. IPL volunteer librarian Jessamyn West says there are seven plots. Foster-Harris in “The Basic Patterns of Plot”, contends that there are three basic patterns of plot. Each of their theories purports different reasoning as to their specific numbers of basic plots. Ipl2 (Internet Public Library) addressed this statement in a Special Collections article entitled “The ‘Basic’ Plots in Literature.” 26 In the ipl2 article, four people are discussed and the number of plots that they have come up with based on their own theory. Many people have theorized the number of different plots, each arriving at a different number of plots. However, at this point, let’s expand the discussion of the plot. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines plot as “a series of events that form the story in a novel, movie, etc.” 25 Previously, we discussed only one type of plot: inner conflict. We will discuss the plot first, given that the plot determines how the story is going to be told. In order to discuss the narrative structure with meaningful detail, we have to discuss the two parts of the narrative structure, the story and the plot. As pointed out above, time is one of the most meaningful parts of the narrative structure. Otherwise, they would have no beginning, middle, and end. The framework provides the characters with something to accomplish and grow. So, if this is a complete overview of narrative structure, why is it so important that a whole chapter is devoted to it? If the movie didn’t have any framework, would it make sense? The formula for narrative structure so the parts and the function are easy to remember is: Story ( Action) + Plot = Narrative Structure. ![]() Nonlinear structure is a movie that begins in the middle, also referred to as “in medias res.” The story is told in flashbacks that proceed to the present day. Linear narrative structure is a movie that moves in chronological order. The narrative structure can be either linear or nonlinear. The story is the action of the movie, and the plot is how the story is told. The narrative structure, as the term suggests, is the structural framework for a movie. We will now take the story and plot, discussing them in general terms without a specific genre in mind. Plot was just referred to as inner conflict. In the previous chapter, we discussed the format for stories based on the genre. ![]() In other words, narrative structure is the way the story and plot are utilized in a movie. Two common ways to describe these two parts of narrative structure are story and plot.” 24 InPoint, the online production resource at Pacific Cinémathèque, defines narrative structure in the following way: “Narrative structure is about two things: the content of a story and the form used to tell the story. ![]()
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