Glossary

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narrative structure
a textual organization based on sequences of connected events usually presented in a straightforward chronological framework.

narrator
the character who "tells" the story.

nature
as it refers to a person—"it is his (or her) nature"—a rather old term suggesting something inborn, inherent, fixed, and thus predictable. See character, personality.