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Literary theory and critical theory grapple with questions of meaning. A primary question is what defines a narrative. There have been multiple attempts at defining narrative, and there are many outstanding introductions to the topic [55, 66]. Countless philosophers, sociologists, and literary theorists have explored the question of narrative, particularly in the context of poetry or longer prose. Numerous preeminent scholars have grappled with the topic, including: Foucault [90, 102], Said [191], Derrida [96], Barthes [30], Butler [192], Jakobson [120], Eagleton [79], Bakhtin [159], and Saussure [67].
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Note that the word “baby” could also be deleted from this story while still having several complete interpretations with conflict. However, the story loses its poignancy and drama.
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Note that while the Turing machine gives a single interpretation of a story, this is not to say that there is only one interpretation of that story.
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Currently, a human must serve as a judge. Though as technology evolves, a machine may be used instead.
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Lotker, Z. (2021). Machine Narrative. In: Analyzing Narratives in Social Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68299-6_18
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