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Why "Eternal" Plots Are Always Temporary!

Why "Eternal" Plots Are Always Temporary!

Many story experts maintain that there are “eternal plot structures” that have always existed and always will. There is ample evidence from history that those experts are wrong.

But there are other reasons that also contradict the “eternal plot form” hypothesis, including the endless co-evolution of audience expectations and the dynamics of how storytellers both shape and follow listener expectations…