In its most general and broad usage, fiction is the action and result of pretending, that is, it would be giving existence to something that does not have it in the real world. In this way, it has a deep weight in artistic works, being frequently observed in literature and cinema.
To pretend, to pass something off as real when it doesn’t exist
The presentation of something as real when in reality it is not, or the simulation of something, of a state, for example, appearing happy when in reality one is sad or vice versa.
invention that someone holds to harm a person or to gain an advantage
On the other hand, the word fiction is usually used as a synonymous with invention, of invention. “What you are telling me sounds like fiction.”
It is certainly common for people to make up stories or situations about others or things to gain some advantage or also to hide some uncomfortable issue.
In other words, the invention is plain and simple a lie and generally has, as we said, the purpose of hiding something or of obtaining a profit with that invented thing that is wanted to pass for true.
There are people who have a natural and constant tendency to invent and, for instance, we must be alert in order to discover an invention; only a critical spirit, and also trying to always seek the truth is the way to avoid falling into the trap of deception.
Figment of the imagination
AND that imagined thing is designated as fiction.
People have the ability to have a lush imagination, which allows us to create stories, which can become reality sometimes and not others.
In order not to confuse ourselves and not confuse the other, it is important to always notice when something is the product of our imagination.
Literary, theater work, television program, film, which tells an imaginary story that is written by scriptwriters and personified by actors
In the field of literature, television and cinema, the word fiction is an extremely popular term, since it designates any literary, cinematographic, or television piece that narrates imaginary or fictitious events, so it is that normally one speaks of a fictional story, directly contrasting it with the story of true eventswhich derives from elements belonging to reality, or from a fictional movie.
These fictional stories are creative inventions that a professional called a screenwriter, a producer, or a director, create with the mission of entertaining the public.
They use a mix of words, images, sounds, which creates an imaginary story which is followed in chapters, if it is a TV series, a book.
In the case of the movies, they begin and end in a period of approximately two hours.
When elements or resources of technology and science are also added to the story, it will be before what is known as science fiction, a genre that has been hyper-cultivated in recent decades and that enjoys a special predilection among the public.
At present, the use of this term is extremely widespread to refer to those television programs, series, that are broadcast by this means. “The new fiction of channel 13 began with an overwhelming audience success”.
In other words, the word is widely used today as a synonym for a soap opera or television comedy that obviously narrates a fictional story that comes from the minds of scriptwriters specialized in such a task.
It should be noted that in the universe of literature there are hybrids that are located between fiction and non-fiction, known as stories of Non Fiction and Narrative Journalismwhich combine real elements with fictional elements.
It is important to note that when individuals access a work of fiction, we are in a position to respect the fictional pactthat is to say, it is unacceptable, on the part of the reader, spectator, the questioning of statements even though they are obviously fictional.
The origin of this concept goes back to the Greek concept of mimesiswhich was developed opportunely in the Ancient Greece by the philosopher Aristotle.
Aristotle maintained that all literary works copy reality based on the principle of likelihood.
But he was not the only one who referred to the subject in antiquity, another philosopher also did it, Platowho affirmed that poetic works imitate real objects, which in turn imitate pure ideas.
Later, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeurwould decompose mimesis into three phases: the configuration of the text and the layout of the plot; the configuration of the text itself and finally the reconfiguration of the text carried out by the reader.
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