# The Story of Story

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/dvw/en/llms.txt)

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Symbols of atmosphere react with “adjacent” symbols, but in a non-linear fashion. Linearity can be enforced (for example, by making characters “run a gauntlet”), but this is itself an expression of atmosphere. Non-linearity is good for making statements, but bad for advancing arguments. Is there some other way that symbolism can be introduced such that it can be structured in a linear (and therefore more contributory) fashion?

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Section pages:

- [Narrative](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-10-the-story-of-story/07-11-narrative/)
- [Why Story Arcs Don’t Work](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-10-the-story-of-story/07-12-why-story-arcs-dont-work/)
- [The Koster-Vogel Cube](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-10-the-story-of-story/07-13-the-koster-vogel-cube/)
- [The Place of Narrative](/dvw/en/book/07-toward-a-critical-aesthetic/07-10-the-story-of-story/07-14-the-place-of-narrative/)