Sentence examples for plot function from inspiring English sources

Their characters have to matter apart from their plot function.

Miss Understanding's plot function has also been pared.

And while the cowardly Jackson Blue serves no critical plot function, his very presence is a joy.

And not even the dog named Dog lacks a plot function.

Some of the minor characters are thinly drawn (particularly Luvlee, who never manifests the femme fatale qualities her plot function seems to require).

Roberts is a good sport, and she brings some bite to her scenes with Clooney, but we can't figure out why such a classy lady would hang out with safecrackers and casino owners — her temperament doesn't fit her plot function — and we wonder what exactly she'll be getting if Clooney does win his battle.

The typical plot functions more than adequately, but takes a back seat to the game's central theme – exploration.

I was interested in how the "marriage plot" functions today, the extent to which we've internalised ideals of romance and are controlled by them.

Most of the cast members, who include Dan Bittner as Stephen's younger alter ego (guess where he ends up), don't provide enough idiosyncrasies to make them seem like more than the sum of their plot functions.

Sample review: "[The picture] clearly favors the men, with the three women playing sketchy roles that serve primarily as plot functions.

Survival data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier plot functions (log-rank test) of the SigmaPlot software.