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Proairetic Code
Disciplines > Storytelling > Story devices > Proairetic Codes Description | Example | Discussion | See also
DescriptionA Proairetic Code is a plot action that does not directly raise particular questions -- it is simply an action that is caused by a previous event and which leads to other events. It is not inherently mysterious. ExampleA person walks down the street. A tile falls off the roof of a building. DiscussionWhere the proairetic code creates tension in a story is in the anticipation it causes with regard to what happens next. When we read stories we may try to read the mind of the author and hence wonder why what is happening as it is. This effect can be used by the author to lead the reader astray and hence create further tension. This term was introduced by Roland Barthes to distinguish it from the Hermeneutic Code. See alsoHermeneutic Code, The need to predict
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