, THL1502 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (226303)- DUE 28 March 2025
Answer the questions below by referring to one short story of
your choice.
Select a short story from Modern South African Stories (2002)
compiled by
Stephan Gray, or from any short story collection of your own
choice.
(See important notice about this book under paragraph 4.2
Recommended books: Narrative.)
QUESTION 1:
Name three implied key terms constituting “Narrative text” and
discuss their interdepended levels. (5)
QUESTION 1
Three Implied Key Terms Constituting
“Narrative Text” and Their Interdependent
Levels
1. Story (Fabula)
The story refers to the raw material of a
narrative—the events as they happen in
chronological order. It consists of elements such
as characters, setting, conflict, and resolution. In
The Suit, the story follows Philemon’s
Semester 1 2025 (226303)- DUE 28 March 2025
Answer the questions below by referring to one short story of
your choice.
Select a short story from Modern South African Stories (2002)
compiled by
Stephan Gray, or from any short story collection of your own
choice.
(See important notice about this book under paragraph 4.2
Recommended books: Narrative.)
QUESTION 1:
Name three implied key terms constituting “Narrative text” and
discuss their interdepended levels. (5)
QUESTION 1
Three Implied Key Terms Constituting
“Narrative Text” and Their Interdependent
Levels
1. Story (Fabula)
The story refers to the raw material of a
narrative—the events as they happen in
chronological order. It consists of elements such
as characters, setting, conflict, and resolution. In
The Suit, the story follows Philemon’s
