The Lost

Storytelling with Fragments

This page explores fragmented storytelling as a method of construction, analyzing how disjointed, nonlinear narratives force the reader/player/actor to rebuild meaning. It argues that fragmentation isn’t about confusion but about reassembly as interpretation.

PATHS.

Which way will you go?

The Stars /
The Grandmother

Escaping-the-Story

A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them? 

Dance

Footnotes & References

  • Core Theoretical Foundations:

    1. Barthes, R. (1974). S/Z (on readerly vs. writerly texts).

    2. Derrida, J. (1967). Of Grammatology (on meaning constructed through absence).

    3. Hayles, N. K. (2002). Writing Machines (on fragmented media texts).
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  • Critical Debates and Counterarguments:

    1. Genette, G. (1980). Narrative Discourse (arguing for structured narratology).

    2. McCloud, S. (1993). Understanding Comics (suggesting gaps in storytelling create meaning).

    3. Ryan, M.-L. (2015). Narrative as Virtual Reality 2 (on immersion despite fragmentation).
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  • Empirical Studies & Case Studies:

      • S. by J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst (overlapping marginalia creating multi-layered narratives).

      • House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (narrative broken into fragments across pages, footnotes).

      • What Remains of Edith Finch (game where fragmented memories construct the story).
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