[quote][center][size=200]How does that help the theory?[/size]
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[quote][color=#BB6622]Joe: You know,[/color]
[color=#BB6622]every story describes only a limited number of events and things.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]A lot more are just implied.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]And even more are not considered at all.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]For example,[/color]
[color=#BB6622]in a story,[/color]
[color=#BB6622]the main character walks through a city.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]That's what is described in the story.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]Or maybe also some description of stuff which seems to be relevant according to the main character.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]Or to the narrator.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]But just the fact of mentioning a city implies a lot of houses, people living there, doing stuff.[/color]
[color=#BB6622]But what exactly are they doing?[/color]
[color=#BB6622]The story never mentions it, so they could be doing absolutely anything![/color]
[color=#BB6622]So maybe the most interesting thing in a story could be something not mentioned by the story at all?[/color]
[color=#BB6622]And again maybe someone notices a simplification in it and uses it to their advantage?[/color]
[color=#0057AF]Joe: Isn't it the point of making a story, to talk about the interesting stuff and skip whatever is not relevant?[/color]
[color=#BB6622]Joe: Yeah, but how can you know?[/color]
[color=#BB6622]How can you know if the stuff not mentioned in the story isn't much more interesting?[/color]
[color=#BB6622]You can never know,[/color]
[color=#BB6622]because,[/color]
[color=#BB6622]it's not mentioned in the story![/color][/quote]
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