The
precise
relationship
between
fiction
and
life
has
been
debated
extensively
.
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modern
critics
agree
that
,
whatever
its
apparent
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content
or
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,
fiction
is
finally
to
be
regarded
as
a
structured
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of
life
and
should
not
be
confused
with
a
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transcription
of
life
itself
.
While
fiction
is
a
work
of
the
imagination
rather
than
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,
it
can
also
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based
closely
on
real
events
,
sometimes
experienced
by
the
author
.
In
a
work
of
fiction
,
the
author
is
not
the
same
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the
narrator
,
the
voice
that
tells
the
story
.
Authors
maintain
a
distance
from
their
characters
.
Sometimes
that
distance
is
obvious
for
instance
,
if
a
male
writer
tells
a
story
from
the
point
of
view
of
a
female
character
.
Other
times
it
is
not
so
obvious
,
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if
we
know
something
of
the
author's
life
and
there
are
clear
connections
between
the
story
and
the
author
s
life
.
The
writer
of
fiction
is
free
to
choose
his
or
her
subject
matter
and
is
free
to
invent
,
select
,
and
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fictional
elements
to
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his
or
her
purpose
.
The
elements
of
fiction
are
the
different
components
that
make
up
a
work
of
fiction
.
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literature
explores
a
theme
or
significant
truth
expressed
in
various
elements
such
as
character
,
plot
,
setting
,
point
of
view
,
style
,
and
tone
that
are
essential
and
specific
to
each
work
of
fiction
.
All
of
these
elements
bind
a
literary
work
into
a
consistent
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and
give
it
unity
.
Understanding
these
elements
can
help
the
reader
gain
insight
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life
,
human
motives
,
and
experience
.
Such
insight
is
one
of
the
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aims
of
an
effective
work
of
fiction
;
when
readers
are
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to
perceive
it
,
they
develop
a
sense
of
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judgment
that
is
capable
of
enriching
their
lives
.
The
following
sections
describe
elements
that
should
be
considered
in
the
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of
fiction
.
