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A Story within a Story

A Story within a Story. FRAME NARRATIVE. What is a FRAME NARRATIVE?. In a nutshell, a frame narrative is a “story within a story”. Examples of FRAME NARRATIVES.

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A Story within a Story

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  1. A Story within a Story FRAME NARRATIVE

  2. What is a FRAME NARRATIVE? • In a nutshell, a frame narrative is a “story within a story”

  3. Examples of FRAME NARRATIVES... • Titanic – (the movie) the story of “Old Rose” revisiting the site of the Titanic “bookends” the love story of Jack and “Young Rose” onboard the ship in 1912 • Forrest Gump – Forrest (in the present) is telling his life story (of Forrest in the past) to various citizens on the park bench • Can you think of any others?

  4. Another way to view FRAME NARRATIVES... • We can look at frame narratives as a diagram • For example, with Titanic: “Old Rose” Love story of “Young Rose” and Jack

  5. So what is the PURPOSE of a FRAME NARRATIVE? • The shifts in point of view (POV) serve to create a sense of verisimilitude • Verisimilitude– the appearance of something to be real or true – when what we are reading appears to be true • e.g. A character in a book cuts his/her finger and the finger bleeds. We believe it is happening – if the book said the cut finger produced sparks of fire rather than blood, the story would NOT possess verisimilitude

  6. So what is the PURPOSE of a FRAME NARRATIVE? • Even fantasy or sci-fi novels/stories which deal with impossible (or very improbable) events can possess verisimilitude if the reader is willing to suspend their disbelief • Willing suspension of disbelief – when a reader/viewer temporarily and willingly sets aside their beliefs about reality in order to enjoy the “make-believe” of a play, novel, poem or movie • e.g. We can watch Harry Potter without feeling “gullible” as long as we, the audience, set aside our sense of what is “real” for the duration of the movie.

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