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A novel is a fictional story of considerable length written in the vernacular of the author. A novel has a [[plot]] that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the [[characters]]. The term novel is derived from the world [[novella]]. There are many types of novels. There is the picaresque novel, the historical novel, and the naturalistic novel. In a picaresque novel the [[protagonist]] has a series of episodic adventures in which he or she sees the much of the world and then comments satirically upon it. A historical novel is a novel that embraces not only romance but also works that strive to convey the essence of life in a certain time and place. A naturalistic novel studies the effect of heredity and the environment on human beings. Novels force mankind to examine truth, meaning, and values | A novel is a fictional story of considerable length written in the vernacular of the author. A novel has a [[plot]] that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the [[characters]]. The term novel is derived from the world [[novella]]. There are many types of novels. There is the picaresque novel, the historical novel, and the naturalistic novel. In a picaresque novel the [[protagonist]] has a series of episodic adventures in which he or she sees the much of the world and then comments satirically upon it. A historical novel is a novel that embraces not only romance but also works that strive to convey the essence of life in a certain time and place. A naturalistic novel studies the effect of heredity and the environment on human beings. Novels force mankind to examine truth, meaning, and values in five forms. The five forms are inner conflict, conscious conflict, social conflict, human conflict, and spiritual conflict (Seltzer 3). "By shaping experience as only it can, the novel becomes itself one of our most essential experiences because it provides the insight, intelligence, and coherence which life alone never offers. Man therefore uses the novel to learn more about his own life-and this is true whether he's writing one or reading one" (Seltzer 1). It is easier for a novel to define humans than it is for humans to define a novel. Novels are about life. The two are codependent. | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
*Taormina, Agatha."Origins of The Novel."2005.10 Feb. 2006 | *Taormina, Agatha. "Origins of The Novel. "2005. 10 Feb. 2006 | ||
<http://www.nvc.edu/home/ataormina/novels/history/origins.htm> | <http://www.nvc.edu/home/ataormina/novels/history/origins.htm> | ||
*Long Hoeveler, Diane."Women and Novelistic Authority."''Academic Search Premier''Winter 2004,Vol.36,Issue 4 | *Long Hoeveler, Diane. "Women and Novelistic Authority. "''Academic Search Premier''Winter 2004,Vol. 36,Issue 4 | ||
*Seltzer, Alvin. Chaos in the Novel, the Novel in Chaos. Shocken Books, 1974 | |||
[[Category:Literary Terms]] | [[Category:Literary Terms]] | ||