Fiction

Fiction (Latin: fictum, "created") is a branch of literature which deals, in part or in whole, with temporally contrafactual events (events that are not true at the time of writing). In contrast to this is non-fiction, which deals exclusively in factual events (e.g.: biographies, histories).

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History of fiction[]

The history of fiction coincides with much of the history of literature, with each genre of fiction having its own origins and development.

By form: legends, comics, fables, fairy tales, film, folklure, novels, plays, poetry, serials, short stories, situation comedies, and video games.
By length: flash fiction, short stories, novelettes, novellas, novels, and epic poetry.
By content: pseudohistory, genre fiction, detective fiction, fantasy fiction, mystery fiction, and science fiction.

Famous fiction greatest characters[]

The famous fiction best greatest characters:

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie (from The Simpsons)
Darth Vader (from Star Wars)
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger (from Harry Potter)
Indiana Jones (title character) (from Indiana Jones)
James Bond (title character) (from James Bond)
Laurel and Hardy (from Laurel and Hardy)
Pikachu and Ash (from Pokémon)
Goku (from Dragon Ball)
Larry and Bob (from VeggieTales)
Greg, Murray, Anthony and Jeff (from The Wiggles)
B1 and B2 (from Bananas in Pyjamas)
Asterix and Obelix (from Asterix)
Fred Flintstone (from The Flintstones)
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred (from Scooby-Doo)
Dick Dastardly and Muttley (from Wacky Races)
Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny (from South Park)
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and DC superheroes (from DC Comics)
Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Fantastic Four and Marvel superheroes (from Marvel Comics)
Jason, Trini, Zack, Kimberly and Billy (from Power Rangers)
Sauron, Gandalf, Frodo and Gollum (from The Lord of the Rings)
Aslan (from The Chronicles of Narnia)
Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello (from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Kermit the Frog (from The Muppets)
Thomas the Tank Engine (from The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends)
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto (from Mickey Mouse & Friends)
Snow White (character) (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Cinderella (character) (from Cinderella)
Mary Poppins (character) (from Mary Poppins)
Ariel (from The Little Mermaid)
Aladdin and Jasmine (from Aladdin)
Rapunzel and Flynn (from Tangled)
Elsa (from Frozen)
Dipper and Mabel (from Gravity Falls)
Captain Jack Sparrow (from Pirates of the Caribbean)
Woody and Buzz Lightyear (from Toy Story)
Beavis and Butt-Head (characters) (from Beavis and Butt-Head)
Dora and Boots (from Dora the Explorer)
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and other Looney Tunes characters (from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies)
Selene (from Underworld)
The Doctor and Dalek (from Doctor Who)
Mario (character) (from Mario)
Sonic the Hedgehog (character) (from Sonic the Hedgehog)
Freddy Krueger (from A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Mega Man (character) (from Mega Man)
Pac-Man (character) (from Pac-Man)
Popeye (character) (from Popeye)
Betty Boop (character) (from Betty Boop)
Felix the Cat (character) (from Felix the Cat)
Clumsy Smurf, Smurfette, Papa Smurf and Other Smurfs (from The Smurfs)
Optimus Prime (from Transformers)
The Cat in the Hat (from Dr. Seuss)
Hannibal Lecter (character) (from Hannibal Lecter)
Austin Powers (character) (from Austin Powers)
Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup (from The Powerpuff Girls)
King Kong (character) (from King Kong)
Godzilla (character) (from Godzilla)
Chucky (from Child's Play)
Charlie Brown and Snoopy (from Peanuts)
Postman Pat and Jess the Cat (from Postman Pat)
Wakko, Yakko and Dot (from Animaniacs)
The Terminator (character) (from Terminator)
Xenomorph (from Alien)
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po (from Teletubbies)
Blondie and Dagwood (from Blondie)
Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice (from Cuphead)
Pingu (character) (from Pingu)
Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste (from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Sam, Clover and Alex (from Totally Spies)
Rick and Morty (characters) (from Rick and Morty)
RoboCop (character) (from RoboCop)
Wallace and Gromit (characters) (from Wallace and Gromit)
Sam & Cat (characters) (from Sam & Cat)
Star Trek characters (from Star Trek)
Red and Yellow (from M&M's)
Ronald McDonald (from McDonald's)
Alex, Marty, Melvin, Gloria, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private, King Julien XIII, Maurice, Mort, Mason and Phil (from Madagascar)
Charlie Morningstar (from Hazbin Hotel)
SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs and Sandy Cheeks (from SpongeBob SquarePants)
Fry, Bender and Leela (from Futurama)
Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots (from Shrek)
Po (from Kung Fu Panda)
Barbie (character) (from Barbie)
Dr. Emmett Brown and Marty (from Back to the Future)

etc.

Fiction series[]

The original favorite famous franchises of fictions. The comic books (Garfield, Peanuts, Heathcliff, Cubitus, The Smurfs, Blondie and Dagwood, Asterix, Lucky Luke, The Beano, The Katzenjammer Kids, Little Lulu, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Captain Marvel/Shazam, Teen Titans, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.), cartoons (Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Popeye, Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Woody Woodpecker, Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Pink Panther, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, etc.), TV shows (The Simpsons, Star Trek, The Flintstones, Maya the Bee, Wonder Woman, Thomas & Friends, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Dukes of Hazzard, Sam & Cat, Dora the Explorer, Futurama, Batman, The Incredible Hulk, Super Friends, Spider-Man, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Chowder, Ben 10, The Hive, etc.), films (Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Frozen, The Lion King, Toy Story, Shrek, Ice Age, Frankenstein, Dracula, Avengers, Abra Cadabra, etc.), manga and anime (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, Doraemon, Anpanman, Naruto, Astro Boy, Princess Knight, etc.), stop-motion animation (Wallace and Gromit, Noddy, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Pingu, etc.) and video games (Mario, Sonic, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Kirby, Angry Birds, Donkey Kong, etc.), respectively.

List of fictions[]

Superhero: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, The Flash, Captain America, Thor, etc.
Clown: Ronald McDonald, Joker, Krusty the Clown, Pennywise the Clown, etc.
Princess: Snow White, Cinderella, Princess Peach, etc.
Robot: Bender, C-3PO and R2-D2, Wall-E, etc.

etc.

Elements of fiction[]

Character[]

A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that exists in a work of art. Characters may be entirely fictional or based upon real, historical entities. Characters may be human, supernatural, mythical, divine, animal, or personifications of an abstraction. Characterisation is the process of creating an image of a person in fiction, complete with that person's traits, features, and motivation.

Plot[]

Plot is a sequence of interrelated events arranged to form a logical pattern and achieve an intended effect. It is often designed with a narrative structure or storyline, that includes conflict, rising action, and climax, followed by a falling action and a resolution or dénouement.

Setting[]

Setting, the location and time of a story, is sometimes referred to as story world or milieu, to include a context (such as society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. In some cases, setting becomes a character itself and can set the tone of a story.

Theme[]

The theme of a story is the point the writer wishes to make, a moral or conceptual distillation of the story often posed as a question or human problem.

Style[]

Style is not so much what is written, but how it is written. In fiction, style refers to language conventions and literary techniques used to construct a story. The communicative effect created by an author's style is sometimes referred to as the story's voice. Each writer has his or her own unique style, or voice.

Genre[]

Fiction may be classified by various means.

Age group[]

Fiction may by classified by the age of the intended audience:

Children, as in children's literature
Young adult, as in young-adult fiction
Adult, including but not limited to pornography and erotica

Form[]

Traditionally, fiction includes novels, short stories, fables, fairy tales, plays, poetry, but it now also encompasses films, comic books, and video games.

Length[]

Fiction may be classified by length:

Flash fiction: A work of fewer than 2,000 words (1,000 by some definitions) (around 5 pages)
Short story: A work of at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words (5-25 pages)
Novelette: A work of at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words (25-60 pages)
Novella: A work of at least 17,500 words but under 50,000 words (60-170 pages)
Novel: A work of 50,000 words or more (about 170+ pages). Also see Length of a novel

Content[]

Amalgamation (fiction)
Genre fiction
Detective fiction
Fan fiction
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction
Horror fiction
Mystery fiction
Paranoid fiction
Romance fiction
Science fiction
Western fiction

Uses of fiction[]

Although fiction may be viewed as a form of entertainment, it has other uses:

Instruction, such as fictional examples used in school textbooks
Propaganda
Advertising
Moralizing, as in fables

Recent issues and trends[]

The Internet has had a major impact on the distribution of fiction, calling into question the feasibility of copyright as a means of ensuring that royalties are paid to copyright holders.
Digital libraries such as Project Gutenberg make public domain texts more readily available.
The combination of inexpensive home computers and the Internet has led to new forms of fiction, such as interactive computer games or computer-generated comics.
Countless forums for fan fiction can be found online, where followers of specific fictional realms create and distribute derivative stories.
The Internet is also used for the development of blog fiction, where a story is delivered through a blog either as flash fiction or serialblog, and collaborative fiction, where a story is written sequentially by different authors, or the entire text can be revised by anyone using a wiki.