Novel and short story are two main forms of literature having some similar and dissimilar aspects. A novel is a long narrative in prose. But a short story is a short narrative written in prose. A novel has a plot as a short story has a plot. The protagonist of a novel is the chief attraction of the story. Similarly, the plot of a short story is built around the protagonist. The story of a novel contains a series of incidents related to a central situation. A short story, especially a long short-story has also incidents related to the central situation of the main plot. Entertainment may be the main purpose of a novel as it may also be the purpose of a short story. Novels may be classified according to their manner. On this basis, they may be categorised as romantic, realistic, impressionistic, naturalistic or stream of consciousness. A short story may also be of any of the above categories though on a smaller scale. The character, action and incidens are closely related to one another in a novel. Thus they give a sense of unity. A short story also has the same unity based on the intimate relationship between character, incident and action.
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