 |
| Paragraph - The Novel and the Short Story |
Though
the novel and the short story are two genres of literature, they have some
similar aspects. A novel is a narrative in prose, a short story is also written
in prose. A novel has a plot, a short story has also a plot. The protagonist of
a novel is the chief attraction of the story; likewise, the plot of a short
story is built around the protagonist. The novel's story contains a series of
incidents related to a central situation. A short story, especially a long
short story has also incidents related to the central situation of the main
plot. Entertainment may be the main purpose of a novel as it may also be the
purpose of a short story. Novels may be classified according to their manner. On
this basis, novels may be categorized as romantic, realistic, impressionistic or
naturalistic or stream-of-consciousness. A short story may also be of any of
the above categories though on a smaller scale. The character, action and
incidents are closely related with one another in a novel so that they give a
sense of unity. A short story also has the same unity based on the intimate
relationship between characters, incidents, and actions
No comments:
Post a Comment