below, source: wikipedia
Linear and non-linear narrative structures
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non-linear narrative is one that does not proceed in a straight-line,
step-by-step fashion, such as where an author creates a story's ending before
the middle is finished. Linear is the opposite, when narrative runs smoothly in
a straight line, when it is not broken up.
Flashback
movies are often confused with true non-linear narratives. Although they appear
to open (very briefly) with the ending, flashback movies almost immediately jump
back to the very beginning of the story to proceed linearly from there and
usually proceed past the supposed "ending" shown at the beginning of the
movie.
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classic example of a non-linear narrative is the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
The film is ostensibly three short stories, which upon closer glance are
actually three sections of one story with the chronology broken up; no
"flashbacks" are involved.
Some story-telling techniques:
1. journey / quest or goal-achievement / education
2. rivalry / testing
3. discovery / coming of age
4. love / forbidden love
5. problem-solution / question-answer
1. journey / quest or goal-achievement / education
2. rivalry / testing
3. discovery / coming of age
4. love / forbidden love
5. problem-solution / question-answer
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