What's+in+a+story?

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__ The structure of a story __ ==__ The seven (or eight) basic plots __ ==

__ Characters __
===__ The Arrival by Shaun Tan __ ===

//The Arrival// is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. In ‘The Arrival’, the absence of any written description also plants the reader more firmly in the shoes of an immigrant character. There is no guidance as to how the images might be interpreted, and we must ourselves search for meaning and seek familiarity in a world where such things are either scarce or concealed. This is a wonderful example for students.