NARRATIVE DISTANCE PLOT

Drag the narrator or click on specific points to change the narrative distance.

Interactive grid showing emotional distance on the horizontal axis and time after events on the vertical axis. Use Tab to navigate between preset points and press Enter or Space to select a position. The draggable narrator icon shows the current position and updates the story text below.
EMOTIONAL DISTANCE
TIME AFTER EVENT
INTIMATE
CLOSE
DISTANT
REMOTE
LONG AGO
YEARS
MONTHS
IMMEDIATE
A1
B1
C1
D1
A2
B2
C2
D2
A3
B3
C3
D3
A4
B4
C4
D4
Remote, Years
Once upon a time a little girl went to the wood to bring her granny some bread, and on the way, she met a wolf.
Third-person traditional • Formal conclusion • Moral instruction