What’s the Difference Between Story & Narrative?

A song is to music what a story is to narrative.

Songs have a structure. There are conventions in songs. Songs have an aesthetic. Songs are one of the most popular ways in which humans experience and create music. However, a song is only part of something larger that is music.

Music encompasses many sound producing phenomena. Music is made up of sounds. Music may or may not have a designed aesthetic. Music can be made by a train, by a bird or by a running river. Music exists in nature without humans, but it is humans who label this phenomena as music. Humans identify music as music.

A story is to narrative what a song is to music.

Stories have structure. There are conventions in stories. Stories have an aesthetic. Stories are one of the most popular ways in which humans experience and create narrative. However, a story is only part of something larger that is narrative.

Narrative encompasses many story producing phenomena. Narrative is made up of actions and events. Narrative can be created by a train or a bird, or a tree, or the weather. Narrative exists in nature without humans, but it is humans who label this phenomena as narrative. Humans identify narrative as narrative.

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