Indeed, in many ways narratology re

Indeed, in many ways narratology reflects the belief of so many critics and general readers have that concepts as story and character are a fundamental part of everyday experience. Roland Barthes exemplifies the tendency to see narrative in all cultures and periods at the outset ofhis influential narratological essay, “Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narratives” (1966): “narrative is present in every age, in every place, in every society; it begins with the very history of mankind and there nowhere is nor has been a people without narrative. All classes, all human groups, have their narratives, enjoyment of which is very often shared by men with different, even opposing, cultural backgrounds.”