FULL NAMES:
STUDENT NUMBER:
UNIQUE NUMBER: 226303
MODULE CODE: THL1502
MODULE NAME: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY GENRES
ASSIGNMENT: 03
SEMESTER 1_2025
, QUESTION 1
Narrative texts are composed of three key levels that work together to create meaning:
the story (or fabula), the narrative text, and the act of narration. The story refers to the
chronological sequence of events that unfold in the world created by the author. This
includes the characters’ experiences, emotions, and actions, stripped of any formal
structuring or literary devices (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:64). In “Rock,” the story is
grounded in the protagonist’s past – a young girl who lost her legs to a dog attack – and
her present-day reflections on life, mobility, and marginalisation. The narrative text, on the
other hand, is the way the story is structured and presented to the reader. It includes the
order of events, the perspective from which they are told, and how space and time are
handled in the text (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:67). In “Rock,” the events are not strictly
chronological; instead, the narrator blends memory and present experience, creating a
layered narrative that mirrors her fragmented physical and emotional life. The act of
narration refers to the voice telling the story and the relationship between the narrator,
characters, and reader. In this story, the narrator is also the main character, creating a
deeply personal and subjective recount of events, emotions, and interactions. These
three components are closely intertwined: the way the events are arranged influences
how the reader experiences the story, and the narrator’s voice determines the emotional
tone and reliability of the account. Together, they work interdependently to shape how the
reader understands and interprets the narrative world (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:88).
QUESTION 2
2.1 Theoretical explanation of the constituents of temporal relations
Temporal relations in narrative refer to how time is structured and presented in a text.
According to the study guide, three main aspects define the manipulation of time in a
story: order, duration, and frequency (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:82). Order deals with
the sequence in which events are presented in the narrative, and whether this sequence
follows the chronological unfolding of events in the story world or deviates from it. When
STUDENT NUMBER:
UNIQUE NUMBER: 226303
MODULE CODE: THL1502
MODULE NAME: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY GENRES
ASSIGNMENT: 03
SEMESTER 1_2025
, QUESTION 1
Narrative texts are composed of three key levels that work together to create meaning:
the story (or fabula), the narrative text, and the act of narration. The story refers to the
chronological sequence of events that unfold in the world created by the author. This
includes the characters’ experiences, emotions, and actions, stripped of any formal
structuring or literary devices (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:64). In “Rock,” the story is
grounded in the protagonist’s past – a young girl who lost her legs to a dog attack – and
her present-day reflections on life, mobility, and marginalisation. The narrative text, on the
other hand, is the way the story is structured and presented to the reader. It includes the
order of events, the perspective from which they are told, and how space and time are
handled in the text (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:67). In “Rock,” the events are not strictly
chronological; instead, the narrator blends memory and present experience, creating a
layered narrative that mirrors her fragmented physical and emotional life. The act of
narration refers to the voice telling the story and the relationship between the narrator,
characters, and reader. In this story, the narrator is also the main character, creating a
deeply personal and subjective recount of events, emotions, and interactions. These
three components are closely intertwined: the way the events are arranged influences
how the reader experiences the story, and the narrator’s voice determines the emotional
tone and reliability of the account. Together, they work interdependently to shape how the
reader understands and interprets the narrative world (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:88).
QUESTION 2
2.1 Theoretical explanation of the constituents of temporal relations
Temporal relations in narrative refer to how time is structured and presented in a text.
According to the study guide, three main aspects define the manipulation of time in a
story: order, duration, and frequency (THL1502 Study Guide, 2018:82). Order deals with
the sequence in which events are presented in the narrative, and whether this sequence
follows the chronological unfolding of events in the story world or deviates from it. When
