What is Story?
- All of the events of protagonist/s' lives in chronological order
Thriller films may re-order the story in order to engage the spectator in an active relationship with the text
Creating some confusion like this or raising questions are important
thriller techniques - to keep us on the edge of our seats, and to keep us
- This is the creation of AN ENIGMA CODE (Theory from the literary
- theorist Roland Barthes). See your handout for more information on
- Barthes' theory of Enigma and Action Codes.
Becky
Good work defining plot and story, but you do need some examples for the techniques described above.
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