1 the narrative structure of Flat Story

• Basically, the narrative structure of Flat Story is according to Evanthius’s theory.
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• · a narrative comedy consists, or should consist, of the following components or functions in the following order: a protasis, or exposition, an epitasis, or complication, a catastasis, or complication, and epitasis, or resolution.
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• · First there is a protasis, during the part of the film we are introduced to the principal protagonists (usually through the device of having them introduced to one another). So in the first scene, my script shows three protagonists through a story, meanwhile, audiences can understand their personality, characters.
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• · Next comes the epitasis, in this part, Susan’s bad behavior lead to the relationship more worse between them. Meanwhile, this part give rise to the next scene--- a catastases.

   

• · Catastases, According to neoclassical theory, the catastrophe consists, or should consist, of a definitive peripeteia, or reversal of fortune. So in this part, actually Rita found Nancy do bad thing, and then Rita want fall the milk. But at this time, I should make sure the reversal of fortune. So I let the Susan come to kitchen and really drink the milk that Nancy has spited.

• · Epitasis, basically, they all content for the resolution. And the narrative form does implies happy endings. However, I also want to demonstrate an good idea----bad persons always are pity (although they think they are smart and luck).

     

• · In addition, food, meanwhile, emerges as an element with a number of important functions in my script. It is responsible for the complications comprising the epitasis. And it is the agent enabling the resolution of the catastasis.