Everyone interested in narratology will find that this field is mainly concerned with analysing the form and structure of narrative, though recently, it demonstrated its applicability to visual narratives. Narratology is then relevant to the analysis of cross-textual phenomena such as intertextuality and intermediality, as well as in that of intra-textual phenomena of polyvocality. The psychological motivation at play in this process of retrospective emplotting was explored in Brooks (1984). Another influence came from feminist studies: Lanser (1986) proposed to include gender as a systematic category for the narratological analysis of the narratorial profile as well as of point of view and mode of presentation. On a more abstract level, Pavel (1986) and Doležel (1988) extended the narratological model by introducing modal logic and the theory of possible worlds. These models accounted for the implicit, non-realized virtual narratives indicated by fictional characters’ hopes, wishes, etc. which may not materialize but nevertheless serve to point to the theoretical possibility of an alternative course of events. Ryan (1991) explored this line of reasoning even further, linking it to the simulation paradigm of AI. Finally, the postclassical phase of narratology saw an increase in the exporting of narratological concepts and theorems to other disciplines.
Narratology can do beyond description at times. Examine the references in the work. There are chronological, spatial, historical ,onomastic, paratextual and universal references in narration. These references may require profound study of the reference to fully possess the skill to decipher hidden interpretations.
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