For the conveniences of study, however, it is well to examine the elements of narrative one by one; and we shall therefore devote three separate chapters to a technical consideration of plot, and characters, and setting.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What is a narrative?
2. Distinguish between a succession and a series of events.
3. What are the two steps in any art?
4. What are the three component elements of every event?
5. Is life itself narrative in pattern?
6. Can the foregoing question be answered without qualification?
7. Discuss the comparative advantages of the narrative of action and the narrative of character.