Nonlinear narrative
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| + | In the [[arts]], the word '''nonlinear''' is used to describe events portrayed in a non-[[chronological]] manner. This technique is often used to mimic the structure and recall of human [[memory]], but it has been applied for other reasons as well. | ||
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| + | ==Exmples of nonlinearity== | ||
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| + | ===In literature=== | ||
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| + | Well-known examples of nonlinear [[novel]]s are [[Laurence Sterne]]'s ''[[Tristram Shandy]]'', [[Thomas Carlyle]]'s ''[[Sartor Resartus]]'', [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses]]'' and ''[[Finnegans Wake]]'', [[William S. Burroughs]]' ''[[Naked Lunch]]'', [[Joseph Heller]]'s ''[[Catch-22]]'', and [[Carole Maso]]'s book ''Ava: a novel'' (1993). The technique has been used since the beginnings of literature (see [[In media res]]). | ||
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| + | ===In film=== | ||
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| + | Nonlinearity has become very common in [[film]]. Some good examples of movies with nonlinear plots include ''[[Memento]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[21 Grams]]'', ''[[The Prestige]]'', ''[[Kill Bill]]'', ''[[Run Lola Run]]'' as well as ''[[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'''s ''[[The Mirror (1975 film)|The Mirror]]''. | ||
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| + | ===In video games=== | ||
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| + | In [[video games]], nonlinears refers to a game that has more than one possible plotline and ending, leaving the gamer to take the path that most suits their style of play. This increases replay value, as players must often beat the game several times to get the whole story. ''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]'' could be cited as an example, as there are multiple paths you can take since the beginning of the game. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Maso, Carole. (1993). ''Ava: a novel''. (Fiction). Normal, IL : Dalkey Archive Press. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26763542&referer=brief_results ISBN: 1564780295 : 9781564780294] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Stream of consciousness]] | ||
| + | * [[Metafiction]] | ||
| + | * [[Experimental fiction]] | ||
| + | * [[Metacognition]] | ||
| + | * [[Time]] | ||
| + | * [[Sequence]] | ||
| + | * [[Chronology]] | ||
| + | * [[Wheel of time]] | ||
| + | * [[Time in physics]] | ||
| + | * [[Anachronistic]] | ||
| + | * [[Change]] | ||
| + | * [[List of cycles]] | ||
| + | * [[Duration]] | ||
| + | * [[Exponential time]] | ||
| + | * [[Multilinear]] | ||
| + | * [[Sense of time]] | ||
| + | * [[Spacetime]] | ||
| + | * [[System time]] | ||
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In the arts, the word nonlinear is used to describe events portrayed in a non-chronological manner. This technique is often used to mimic the structure and recall of human memory, but it has been applied for other reasons as well.
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Exmples of nonlinearity
In literature
Well-known examples of nonlinear novels are Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus, James Joyce's Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch, Joseph Heller's Catch-22, and Carole Maso's book Ava: a novel (1993). The technique has been used since the beginnings of literature (see In media res).
In film
Nonlinearity has become very common in film. Some good examples of movies with nonlinear plots include Memento, Pulp Fiction, 21 Grams, The Prestige, Kill Bill, Run Lola Run as well as Andrei Tarkovsky's The Mirror.
In video games
In video games, nonlinears refers to a game that has more than one possible plotline and ending, leaving the gamer to take the path that most suits their style of play. This increases replay value, as players must often beat the game several times to get the whole story. Fallout could be cited as an example, as there are multiple paths you can take since the beginning of the game.
References
- Maso, Carole. (1993). Ava: a novel. (Fiction). Normal, IL : Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN: 1564780295 : 9781564780294
See also
- Stream of consciousness
- Metafiction
- Experimental fiction
- Metacognition
- Time
- Sequence
- Chronology
- Wheel of time
- Time in physics
- Anachronistic
- Change
- List of cycles
- Duration
- Exponential time
- Multilinear
- Sense of time
- Spacetime
- System time
