Fictional Device

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A Fictional Device is a Narrative Technique that ...



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2023

  • (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_device Retrieved:2023-10-6.
    • A plot device or plot mechanism [1] is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived or arbitrary device may confuse the reader, causing a loss of the suspension of disbelief. However, a well-crafted plot device, or one that emerges naturally from the setting or characters of the story, may be entirely accepted, or may even be unnoticed by the audience.
  1. For example: *"For instance, a frequently used plot mechanism is a love triangle, where two men try to get the same woman." from *"Janine functions largely as a plot mechanism: as a foil for the two lovers, as a voyeur, and finally as an unwitting trigger of disaster when she leads in the Gestapo." from