THL1502
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE:APRIL 2025
, THL1502 Assignment 3 2025
DUE DATE: APRIL 2025
QUESTION 1:
Name three implied key terms constituting “Narrative text” and discuss
their interdepended levels.
According to Gerard Genette (1980), a narrative text consists of three interdependent
levels: story (histoire), narrative text (récit), and narration (narration).
The story (histoire) refers to the fundamental sequence of events that make up the
narrative. It represents the raw, chronological order of happenings, similar to the fabula
as defined by the Russian Formalists. This level contains the basic subject matter of
the text.
The narrative text (récit) concerns the way in which these events are structured and
presented to the reader. This is comparable to the sjužet, which refers to how events
are artistically arranged, reshaped, or emphasized within the storytelling process.
Lastly, narration (narration) is the act of storytelling itself, where a narrator
communicates the story to the reader. This level includes aspects such as perspective,
voice, and the reliability of the narrator, which influence how the reader perceives the
fictional world. The three levels are interdependent because a narrative cannot exist
without a story to tell, a structured text to present it, and a narrator to deliver it.
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE:APRIL 2025
, THL1502 Assignment 3 2025
DUE DATE: APRIL 2025
QUESTION 1:
Name three implied key terms constituting “Narrative text” and discuss
their interdepended levels.
According to Gerard Genette (1980), a narrative text consists of three interdependent
levels: story (histoire), narrative text (récit), and narration (narration).
The story (histoire) refers to the fundamental sequence of events that make up the
narrative. It represents the raw, chronological order of happenings, similar to the fabula
as defined by the Russian Formalists. This level contains the basic subject matter of
the text.
The narrative text (récit) concerns the way in which these events are structured and
presented to the reader. This is comparable to the sjužet, which refers to how events
are artistically arranged, reshaped, or emphasized within the storytelling process.
Lastly, narration (narration) is the act of storytelling itself, where a narrator
communicates the story to the reader. This level includes aspects such as perspective,
voice, and the reliability of the narrator, which influence how the reader perceives the
fictional world. The three levels are interdependent because a narrative cannot exist
without a story to tell, a structured text to present it, and a narrator to deliver it.
