Fiction

Although literary and commercial fiction are both forms of fiction, they differ quite a lot. Commercial fiction is made solely for the purpose of entertainment and profit. While Literary fiction on the other hand is made to make the reader think and try to connect the book to the real world and its make-up. Stories like “The Most Dangerous Game” can be categorized as commercial fiction because it doesn’t have just one set theme nor does it have a deeper meaning. However stories like “Hunters in…

Pulp Fiction uses the “episodic narrative” form which makes the story more believable to the viewers. Due to its narrative being non-linear as it goes back and forth in time, it is implied that characters carry on with their lives in between scenes in the film. The narrative has a plausible effect on Pulp Fiction as a whole. This effect is best illustrated in the closing scene in which a restaurant being robbed by a couple, which happens to be the opening scene as well which depicts that the…

For anyone who writes, there is always a question of whether or not the end product is any good. In “From The Art of Fiction,” American writer Henry James implies that the secret to good writing is to infuse it with experience, whether vast or limited, authentic or cultivated through imagination. James reiterates that the writer’s process of gaining inspirational experience is never complete. Furthermore, he affirms that genius lies within the writer’s ability to openly collect experiences,…

Surprise in fiction creates interesting tension for the reader. To keep the reader's’ attention through the long midsection of your book, you’ll need to continually develop the conflict and advance the plot in logical steps without making the story predictable. Suspense arises naturally from good writing, it’s not a spice to be added separately. Another means for creating suspense is to use the objective viewpoint in which the story is told, not through the mind and feelings of a major character…

Reflections of Judgment Through Fiction When reading through various works of fiction, we sometimes come across material that almost speaks directly to us, or may even describe our current situation or feelings. Although the works are truly fictitious, the inspiration for these stories comes from deep within the mind of the author, who is human, and human emotions tend to bleed through fiction. This is how we can find a surreal connection to so many stories that never actually occurred. Some…

“Mom! Mom! What’s her name again?” “Amelia Bedelia, Mag”, she reassured me, providing momentary relief for my frustration as I tried to read the picture book on my own. I would “read” a few pages, narrating my own version of the story and until I forgot the main character’s name. I would stare at the words on the page, in exasperation, wondering why I simply couldn’t remember them. Reading then was a combination of creativity and memorization. Nevertheless, I loved it. After I really learned…

I wish I could start this off by saying that I was wary of or excited about this book when I first picked it up off the shelf at my local library but I can’t. In fact I had no opinion of it at all. I had known it had existed for some time, having passed by it many times over the years, but I had never stopped to look and see what it was actually about. Now I wish I had. Upon reading the dust cover I immediately began to be sucked into the story the way you often are when finding an interesting…

senses. Each cortex of an individual's brain exhibits an important function in every action, feeling, and reaction that the person experiences. In the readings, "Is Creativity Sexy? The Evolutionary Advantages of Artistic Thinking" and "Your Brain on Fiction", Sam McNerney and Annie Murphy Paul discuss how creativity plays a role in the stimulation of the senses. Both readings come together to support the science behind words, the link between sex and creativity, and the…

The crime fiction genre has been growing in popularity since its apparitions in the early 1840s. Indeed, the interest for this literary genre is comprehensible, given the entertainment one gains from reading a detective novel, the thrill of the plot and action and, of course, the constant desire of figuring out the solution before the detective himself does. As with most literary genres, crime fiction has clear conventions that contribute to making it recognizable and enjoyable to the readers.…

Paranormal sentimental fiction is a sub-kind of both sentimental fiction and theoretical fiction. Paranormal sentiment concentrates on sentimental love and incorporates components past the scope of logical conviction, combining subjects from the theoretical fiction classifications of imagination, sci-fi, and loathsomeness. Paranormal sentiment may shift from customary classification sentiments, for example, those distributed by Harlequin Mills and Boon, with an extraordinary setting to stories…