backstory
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In a narrative, a backstory or the background (information) is a set of events that establishes a character's past or that precedes and leads up to the main plot. In acting, it is the fictional history of a character before the main plot events that a performer creates during their preparation for the role.
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Within Vinony's link graph, backstory is referenced by 651 other articles, and connects out to narration, stylistic device and exposition.
It is catalogued under topics including Acting, Continuity (fiction) and Narrative techniques.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Usage<!--'Main story' redirects here-->
- Recollection
- Shared universe
- Acting
- See also
- References
In a narrative, a backstory or the background (information) is a set of events that establishes a character's past or that precedes and leads up to the main plot. In acting, it is the fictional history of a character before the main plot events that a performer creates during their preparation for the role.
==Usage== As a literary device, backstory is often employed to lend depth or believability to the main story. The usefulness of having a dramatic revelation was recognized by Aristotle, in Poetics.
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