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narrative desire: a standalone construct

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Narratology

the dynamic of desire that drives reading forward toward an ending, which Brooks uses to explain how plots work.

In narratology, narrative desire refers to the dynamic of desire that drives reading forward toward an ending, which Brooks uses to explain how plots work. This meaning comes from Brooks (1984) in Reading for the plot.[1]

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References

Brooks, P. (1984). Reading for the plot. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780394729091

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