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In the early-90's I saw Vonnegut give a presentation in which he talked about his story graph idea. However, the video linked to in the article appears to end
by apo 8y ago
In the early-90's I saw Vonnegut give a presentation in which he talked about his story graph idea.
However, the video linked to in the article appears to end before the most interesting part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-84vuR1f90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-84vuR1f90
Hamlet. It's never clear whether what's happening belongs more toward the good or bad side of the vertical axis.
The curve you get is a flat horizontal line. That's art. Never clearly good or bad but profound ambiguity.
Also, for those interested in the systematic (graphical) formulation of stories, check out StoryGrid:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25455700-the-story-grid https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25455700-the-story-grid
- stepvhen 8y agoPretty sure most folk in Hamlet get a bad deal in the end, and Hamlet's brooding and whining doesnt outweigh that. Ophelia literally goes mad and is driven to arguable suicide. Everyone that mattered dies, and if that is outweighed by Fortinbras and his good fortune in the end. Hamlet is Icarus if anything, since it only goes well for him for a moment while everybody else is on a downward spiral.
- 8bitsrule 8y agoThe curve you get is a flat horizontal line. That's art. Maybe. It's also death.