Novel

Literary Analysis Class

Definition
A fictitious prose narrative of considerable length
and complexity, portraying characters and usually
presenting a sequential organization of action
and scenes.
Purpose of Novel Publishing
The publishing world tends to classify fiction as
either commercial, meaning it's built to make
money, or as literary, meaning that it's a work of
art. There's no reason why art can't also make
money, but things often don't work out that way.
Common Genres of Novel:
1. Mystery
2. Science Fiction
3. Fantasy
4. Westerns
5. Horror
6. Thriller
7. Romance
8. Historical
Mystery
A mystery is about a crime,
usually a murder, and the
process of discovering who
committed it. The hero(ine) is
usually a detective or an
amateur doing detective
work.
 Science Fiction
Science fiction is fiction that imagines
possible alternatives to reality. It is reality +
"What-if." For example: What if the world
ended? What if there were life on other
planets? The imaginary part of science
fiction is based on known scientific facts.
For example, if there is time travel in a
science fiction book, it would be done
with technology, not by waving a magic
wand.
Fantasy
Like science fiction, fantasy is
about imaginary worlds. But
the imaginary part of fantasy
novels usually involves magic,
where the imaginary part of
science fiction involves
science or technology.
Westerns
Westerns normally take place
in the Western U.S. (although
sometimes in other locations),
most often during the 19th
century. Common elements
include cowboys, ranchers,
the difficulties of frontier life,
frontier justice, and conflicts
between natives and settlers.
Horror
Horror fiction gets its name
because it is focused on creating
emotions of terror and dread in
the reader. Horror fiction often
accomplish this through the use
of scary supernatural elements or
gore, but, according to the Horror
Writers Association, these
elements are not required.
 Thriller
Like horror, a thriller gets its name
because of the feeling it creates in
the reader. Thrillers are designed to
make the reader's pulse race, to keep
him or her turning pages. Often thrillers
are about a crime that is going to be
committed or a disaster that is going
to happen... if the hero(ine) doesn't
prevent it.
Romance
Romance fiction is about love
and passion. Normally, the
focus is on two characters who
fall in love but have problems
or obstacles keeping them
apart, and there is a happy
ending.
Historical
Historical novels are set in a
past time period, normally at
least fifty years before they
were written. They combine a
made-up story with realistic
details of that time period.