Narratives always have a beginning, middle, and an end. Fairytales and fictional stories are easiest to find this pattern in, but what about non-fiction? In fact, non-fiction stories have the same pattern as stories that are fictional, they my just be harder to see. An example of this would be the true story of Titanic. The beginning is when the ship was being made and people created the assumption that it was an unsinkable ship. The middle consists of the ship’s first voyage into the ocean; great excitement was created among the public when the ship first set sail so every moment on the ship was definitely a memorable one. The end is when the ship hits the iceberg and sinks. The aftermath of this tragedy could also be part of the end, along with the lesson being learned that a ship should always have enough lifeboats for every passenger.
So the pattern of fiction and non-fiction narratives is mostly the same. Fictional ones, of course, deal with people and situations that are made-up. In fictional stories, it is easy to focus on the narrative pattern while creating or writing the story. In non-fictional stories, however, it is sometimes more challenging to find the true beginning, middle, and end. They are events and real-life stories that have already happened so those three narrative traits may also be different for everyone who knows what is going on with the non-fictional story. So in the end, everyone has their own perception of non-fictional narrative and the exact situations that separate their pattern. It can also depend on the situation in which the story takes place. As I stated above, narratives can be easily read in fairytales and fictional stories; non-fictional ones are harder to find but sometimes can be a fun challenge!
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