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In this weeks readings, we focused on the intricacies of story. The article “The Substance of Story,” details the many aspects that make up and contribute to a story. Crucial parts are outlined such as, the existence of the protagonist, the emotional involvement of the audience (the bond), the building of characters and interestingly the inclusion of ‘the gap.’ The gap is described as being “born in that place where the subjective and the objective realms touch (p.146).” That is it is the moment of anticipation between the protagonists first action and their object of desire. It’s the flicker of risk and therefore ‘the gap’ that keeps the story alive. Within this reading, everything was understandable, it made simple logical sense.However this is not always the case when it comes to story as we found out in our lectorial in which we were shown a film that pushed the boundaries of the logically, orderly way of creating story. Story can also be vague and odd and abstract and I believe that it’s up to the eye of the beholder to decide whether or not narrative is at play.