Borges: A Narrative Analysis

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A story is “an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment” according to Google. Stories are made to entertain the readers or watchers or audience. That is the main objective of an author, to entertain the common folk. In a short story all of the suspense is very short, and is up front. In a novel, the author can grab the readers by the throat and hold on for a very long while. If the author doesn’t keep the readers hooked, then the author has failed. “I recognized the voice that had answered in German” (Borges, 775). This is a very catching quote. Just to know that someone spoke German is very neat and interesting. Borges did a fantastic job in appealing to the senses. The “c” and “g” sounds are appealing to the …show more content…
In the plot, there is an exposition that creates the idea of the main characters of the story. It shows how the characters are related to one another. During the exposition, the main character is given a task (whether it be seen or unseen by the audience) and the risk that he or she takes to fulfill that task. The second part in the plot is the rising action. It is the event or series of events that pretty much introduce the main bad – guy that does things to take action. Rising action includes the bundle of events that happen right up until the climax. Also during the rising action of the plot, the main character shows how they defeat their problems or issues. The third part of the plot is the climax. The climax is the turning point of the story. The main character does something to either help or devastate him or her; this action also lays a road for the outcome of the story. The climax of “The Garden of Forking Paths” is when Dr. Albert gets shot. Richard Madden finally appears in the garden, and we know something big is about to go down. In a move that catches us completely by surprise, Yu Tsun uses his only bullet to shoot not Richard Madden, but Dr. Albert. The next part of the plot is the falling action. During this, the climax is coming to a halt and the story is coming to a close. This is a time when the good guy comes out a champion and the bad guy falls (metaphorically speaking). That’s in a happy ending la-la land story. In a tragedy, the bad guy usually wins. The next part of the plot is the resolution. During the resolution, the conflict is starting to fall into peace and the world or city or setting of the story is coming back together in harmony. The conflict

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