It is the plot, that makes us read!

Article: Is it story that makes us read?

In Aristotle’s notion the best works are those in which nothing can be  subtracted without the meaning being lost.

To be simple, the above line is the epitome of the article.

Usually when we read books we imagine our world in connection with the story, but if there is no plot hidden, then after we close the book - we only can say a few sentences about the whole theme of the book. But this is not in the case when there is a plot. It makes us to turn pages and finally when asked to summarize we will be left with no choice but to explain the whole plot. 

But in today's world we see a lot of literary works in which the plot is not unfolded until the reader reaches almost half of the book. 

The strange thing about such shame-inducing secrets is that they exist apart and without a direct causal link to the rest of the fictional events but still exert an overpowering distortionary force on subsequent events.

The author also talks about the fabula and syuzhet and compares the same with the modern literary works. We can see a lot of literary works being mentioned in this article for the author to explain his/her point.

My opinion: As I have already stated, this article can be written in a single line quoting the Aristotle's notion. Author of this passage articulately talks about the plots and confines himself/herself to the appropriate title - Is it story that makes us Read?

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