Prologue: “Here is an attempt at explaining the rules governing a Story
and a brief study if not detailed on its aspects.”
If one was to define a Story and required a layman’s one page guide
here goes.
A Story is a simple, almost cost free of conveying a message or
rather presenting a certain collection of events in a manner as to provide a
collective approach to a certain goal otherwise called climax.
To explain it in a school based method, the main elements of a Story
are
S-Structure
T-Time
O-Order
R-Relish
Y-You
A story is a multidimensional element. With the ever perpetual and
flowing aspect of time, a story is described and woven intricately along the
lines of the flow in such a manner than once the aspect of time and space is
removed, the story ceases to exist.
A story is generally placed as a sequence of events that flow
forward backward or are displayed as varied pieces of puzzles that can be fit
together in a manner as pleasing by the reader's mind but majorly dictated by
the written matter.
A story when read generally is sensed by the higher areas of the
brain and the readers mind creating a visual space accessed only by the
reader's mind portrayed in a way such that though the context and the content of
the surroundings are defined by the words, the description and magnanimity are
entirely left to the reader.
Much like an inception as described by Christopher
Nolan.
Feel is another dimension. As the theme being described by the
writer is placed in a reader friendly mind space, the story can have a lasting effect
only when the events being described affect the higher intelligence of the
brain being emotion, sentiment and bonding with the theme of the story.
Alongside the events being described, the manner in which they are
revealed to the reader also has a huge impact. Plots, twists and story turns
reveal a certain style of writing and decide the acceptance of story as a piece
of work by the reader.
Language also adds its own beauty to the story structure and
expression. Use of a proper adage in the right weight can lever the story to different
heights of beauty and perception.
A story's success depends heavily on the easiness with which a
person can empathize or relate to the events or the effect of the events over
the antagonist.
In short, a Story is similar to the domino effect. It is necessary
that along with the trigger, the path of flow is properly constructed so as to
orchestrate a perfect fall. A single misplaced piece can jeopardize the whole
layout depending on its angularity creating in chaos or in an inability to
comprehend.
Thus the effect a story has on its reader is similar to that of a cascading
fall of dominoes. After progressing to the final piece, the story’s last line,
it will be clear whether the final impact of a long scripted tale has taken its
toll on the minds of the reader.
