Why Do Human Beings Create Narratives?

... WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS CREATE NARRATIVES? Narrative consists primarily in the telling, by a narrator, of a sequence of connected events. This act can be performed in a variety of ways included visually, textually and aurally. Mankind creates these narratives to display some kind of knowledge, to inform, educate and entertain. A great deal of trust is invested in the teller of these stories, and with that trust then comes a form of power. The narrator becomes powerful when we, the audience ask them to assert their authority and fill the role of provider of a service, that we as a consumer, have displayed a need for. It would be hard to overstate the importance of narrative in the modern world. Storytelling is in evidence almost everywhere, in film, television, journalism, advertising, conversation and thought. Throughout history narratives have come from people that society bestows power and our trust to, people that

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