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Effects of the (dis)organization of the narrative time: the calmness of Gustavo Fring and the cooperation of the reader

Abstract

The paper focuses on defining the notion of chronological order , given its relation to the formulation of narrative coherence. Afterward, we mention the crucial role of e reader cooperation in resonating the effects of plot strategies. We base our theoretical references on narrative structuralism, with important contributions from authors such as Umberto Eco, semioticist, and David Bordwell, cognitivist. We combine the theoretical contributions with a character-centered analysis on Gustavo Fring, more specifically on how one of his characterization traits reveals the arrangement of the times and the inferences made possible throughout the unfolding of Breaking Bad.

Keywords
narrative; reader cooperation; serial fiction

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