![]() Writer Andrea Phillips noted that assigning a single role for every detail makes a story predictable and leaves it "colorless". Hemingway valued inconsequential details, but conceded that readers will inevitably seek symbolism and significance in them. Criticism Įrnest Hemingway mocked the principle in his essay "The art of the short story", giving the example of two characters that are introduced and then never mentioned again in his short story " Fifty Grand". The principle is recorded in letters by Anton Chekhov several times, with some variation it was advice for young playwrights. Some authors, such as Hemingway, do not agree with this principle. All elements must eventually come into play at some point in the story. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired sometime later in the plot. Dramatic principle that every element in a story must be necessaryĬhekhov's gun ( Chekhov's rifle Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |