These are the words that show how ideas are connected. ... Working memory is not the only aspect for discourse comprehension; prior knowledge, ideas, facts, personal experiences can also affect the understanding. ... One genre that has been studied broadly is narrative discourse, in which settings, characters and plot play a central role. ... Story grammars view narratives as having a setting, an episode, and an ending. ... Successfully comprehending larger units of text and discourse requires making assumptions to connect ideas both local and global discourse context. ...

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That being said, the narrative of literature has changed drastically from the 18th Century to the 19th/20th centuries. ... Therefore, there are circumstances when a writer's personal experience can influence the story told in their novel, with changing the narrative and characters to transform a personal experiences into a realistic fictional story. ... The personal experience can create a significantly more realistic vibe to a story that readers can relate to. A main theme in "The Open Boat" is the idea of that constant fear that is lingering in human nature regarding the u...

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