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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. | 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 through chaos in five forms. The five forms are inner conflict, conscious conflict, social conflict, human conflict, and spiritual conflict (Seltzer 3). | ||