For the writer, the elaborations of plot were essential to the pleasures of writing.
The observation, which arrives early in David Gilbert's richly entertaining new novel, states succinctly the theme that, for all its elaborations of plot, & Sons pursues with ferocious singlemindedness.
Still, there are performances that almost make the wearying elaboration of the plot worthwhile.
Since the pleasures of "Coram Boy" primarily reside in the coiled intricacies of its narrative, it would be a shame to spoil anyone's fun through further elaboration of the plot.
In the hands of a skilled and imaginative writer, accounts of the people, places, discovery, and confirmation of facts and principles about their subjects can be parlayed into a compelling story in which the "resolution" of the "plot" is the discovery and elaboration of general principles of evolution that pertain to the example.
But it is a brief respite before the movie succumbs to plot machinations that are noted without elaboration.
His plots proceed by verbal connection and elaboration as much as by character interaction.
His stories, written between 1900 and his death at the Somme in 1916, bear the hallmarks of Oscar Wilde and Henry James, are as funny as Wilde, Wodehouse and Waugh, possess plotting exquisite enough to bear significant elaboration but rarely last longer than three pages, and are brought off with a wonderfully light touch, while presenting a disturbingly chilling portrait of humankind.
In retrospect, from the vantage point of late middle age — from the helpful heights and clear air that are part of aging's greatest consolations — I see that my life was in fact closely plotted and consequential, with the structural elaboration and subtle motifs of a Victorian novel, interwoven with grace notes, subplots, and coincidences that stretched credulity and yet were inevitable.
Through reading, watching and in-depth analysis, the course will examine the use of repetition, elaboration, and the role of plot, character, and tone, in maintaining audience engagement.
Plot and character are a framework for the elaboration of images that conjure these mysteries.
