Literary Examples:
* Novels: *To Kill a Mockingbird*, *1984*, *Pride and Prejudice*, *One Hundred Years of Solitude* – these are lengthy works of fiction with developed plots, characters, and settings.
* Novellas: *The Metamorphosis* by Franz Kafka, *The Old Man and the Sea* by Ernest Hemingway – shorter than novels but still possessing a complex narrative.
* Short Stories: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor – brief narratives focused on a single incident or event.
* Fables: "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Lion and the Mouse" – short stories with a moral lesson.
* Fairy Tales: "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Hansel and Gretel" – fictional stories featuring magical elements.
* Myths and Legends: The story of King Arthur, the myth of Persephone and Hades – traditional stories explaining origins or containing heroic figures.
Non-Literary Examples:
* Memoirs: Autobiographical accounts of a person's life, often focusing on a specific period or theme. Example: *Eat, Pray, Love* by Elizabeth Gilbert.
* Biographies: Accounts of a person's life written by someone else. Example: *Steve Jobs* by Walter Isaacson.
* Historical accounts: Narratives describing past events, often found in history books or documentaries. Example: A historical account of World War II.
* News reports: While aiming for objectivity, news stories often present events in a narrative structure, with a beginning, middle, and end.
* Personal anecdotes: Short, informal narratives about personal experiences. For instance, telling a friend about your weekend.
* Scripts (film, television, plays): These are blueprints for narrative performances.
The key element in all these examples is the presence of a story with:
* Plot: A sequence of events.
* Characters: People, animals, or other beings involved in the plot.
* Setting: The time and place where the story occurs.
* Theme: The underlying message or idea.
* Narration: The perspective from which the story is told (first-person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient).
Even seemingly non-narrative texts can incorporate narrative elements. A scientific paper, for example, might tell the story of the research process, presenting its findings as the culmination of a journey.