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Senior Library Board June 4th

Senior Library - The Seven Basic Plots

An article in ‘Masterclass’, outlines seven story archetypes or ‘plots’ put forward by the literary theorist Christopher Booker.

He believes that the basis of storytelling in literature and film rests upon seven themes or ‘basic plots’. It is a fascinating concept, but do we agree with him that many stories have now ‘lost the plot’ by deviating from the original archetypal purpose?

Let’s have a look at the 7 plots…by clicking on the Firefly link below:

Mrs Sharon Finch, Senior School Librarian