week 5. possible world theory

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Possible worlds by Ryan

"three types of worlds can be defined as follows:
1. The possible worlds imagined and asserted by the author. These worlds correspond to all the states of the fabula.
2. The possible subworlds that are imagined, believed, wished, and so on by the characters of the fabula.
3. The possible worlds that, at every disjunction of probability, the Model Reader imagines, believes, wishes, and so on, and that further states of the fabula must either approve or disapprove."


if       A          then  B exists.

1. A could be multiple
2. A comes from the author
3. A comes from the characters
4. A comes from the readers

Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative 

Practice:
choose a speculative photo
identify the multiple possible worlds (1)by the photographer (2) by the characters, objects (3) by the readers
illustrate them with circle, lines, texts, poems, quotes, haiku, on the photo.


Questions:
Possible world could be based on the existing things, How about the future?
How to create possible worlds based on fictions?

What are the possible worlds and sub-worlds in Neuromancer for each character and each artifact?


Reference:
fictionality