Strategies for Partitioning Narratives

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 14; no. 3
• Main Author: Zhang, Zhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Hollywood narrative films; characters; performance; narrative structure; segmentation method; causality led communication

The Hollywood narrative film is often viewed as an overall causal relationship driven by the protagonist’s pursuits. Contrary to this point of view, this study treats the Hollywood narrative film as a complex of primary and secondary causal relationships dominated by protagonists and supporting role...