Traditional narratives follow a 3 part structure of beginning middle and end which unfolds in 4 phases:
1. Exposition 2. Introduction of conflict 3. Climax 4. Resolution
Narrative is usually a chronological and linear sequences of themes, actions and motives.
Strauss: Binary opposites
Strauss identified that we understand the world by the relationship two opposites have together. He believed that narratives are arranged around the conflict of binary oppositions e.g.
- Man vs Woman
- Good vs Evil
- Day vs Night
- Old vs New
In stranger things; we see binary opposites e.g.
- Justice vs Injustice
- Nerds vs Jocks etc.
The conflict between the opposites helps to drive the narrative forward, finding problems to the issues within the narrative to progress the story.
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