"I'm saying that everything is new, and yet recognizably the same kind of thing as the old"
I believe that this quote represents the chapter, and the real situation fairly accurately. I believe this as literature the more books you read the more you can predict the twists of future books. This is due to the fact that for all stories to remain interesting they must consistently throw twists in the plot.
This leads to concepts used in an old stories to be used in new ones as well, and thus even if new stories are formed, to appeal to human drama they must follow these twists. Thus the old will always be equal to the new.
I agree with you, I think this quote sums up the main point that Frye was talking about in chapter two. But if all the new stories are based on the old ones, but with twists in them, is it possible to run out of interesting twists eventually leaving us with no new stories at all in the future?
ReplyDeleteGood point with the never ending loop sean. Ashleigh, I think that no matter what there can always be a twist added. Such as returning to an old story and going in a totally different direction with the twist. That would lead to a whole new variaty of ways to complete a story. Thus contineuing the loop.
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