In the sciences, chaos theory has enabled us to discern thedeterministic chaos inherent in certain dynamical systems andto apprehend important truths about the process of meaningmakingin which all scientists engage. In narrative studies, at thelocal level, chaos theory can help us to discover the interactionbetween form and meaning in chaotic texts. At the global level,it can help us to apprehend that all our narratives emerge fromthe noise that is their source.