The phrase "direction of the narrative" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when discussing literature or storytelling. For example, "The author cleverly shifted the direction of the narrative with the introduction of a new character."
But in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art'" - the direction of the narrative would have us take this as evidence that Miss Bingley is a bit of a bitch.
So often, in Dickens novels, a simple twist of fate, a single impulsive choice can change the entire direction of the narrative, much as Dickens's decision to wed Catherine Hogarth (a coupling that resulted in 10 children, an unhappy marriage and eventually a cruel separation) altered the arc of his life.
What Curtis has been trying to do with his work is shift the discourse back in the direction of the grand, romantic narrative, which can capture the essence of what it is like to exist today.
Thus it authorises trained therapists to follow the direction of the patient's narrative.
Also, in the medium run, domestically and otherwise, American freedom of action toward Al Qaeda — the return to a comprehensive, smaller footprint approach, which is definitely the right direction — requires ending the narrative of Al Qaeda's 20 years of continuous leadership, and bringing the authors of 9/11 to justice.
How much did you know about the narrative direction of the series?
Since the end of its first season, the narrative direction of "The Walking Dead" has been a, um, bone of contention.
The idea is simple: to juxtapose different bits of text, cut into pieces and then arranged together, as a strategy for subverting the intention, the direction, of narrative.
Nancy Savoca's direction, Bob Comfort's script, and the lead performances make what initially appears a run-of-the-mill narrative into something more moving and honest.
It's this that he really wanted to dive into with Quadrilateral Cowboy and what he meant when saying that was taking it in a different direction from the narrative-directed Thirty Flights of Loving.
Incorporating perceptual observation into his enterprise is a good idea, but for now Mr. Chernick's destiny appears to lie in the direction of visionary comic narrative.
