<HEAD> <TITLE>"Introduction"</Title> </HEAD> <BODY> <A NAME="pgtop"></A> <A HREF="indexc.htm"><Img Src="flconts.gif" alt=""></A> <A HREF="index.htm"><Img Src="fllarrow.gif" alt=""></A> <A HREF="index3.htm"><Img Src="flrarrow.gif" alt=""></A> <A HREF="#pgbot"><Img Src="flnote.gif" alt=""></A> <BR> <IMG BORDER=0 SRC="index2.gif" alt=""> <HR> <A NAME="pgbot"></A> <UL><LI>Story <B>deconstruction</B> is what it sounds like -- taking a story apart, finding out what its components are, and finding out how and why they are related. For example, the story of the boy who cried "Wolf!" could be deconstructed into many overlapping parts: it has to do with trust and accountability; it has to do with children and learning; it has to do with peril and resources; and so on. <LI>Story <B>indexing</B> is putting a story into a context of other stories based on certain criteria (usually those resulting from deconstruction). <LI>Why would you want to pull stories apart? <LI>You might want to make another story about it, one with a different purpose. (What about a story about a boy who cried "Asparagus!") <LI>You might want to make sure the story can be found again when it is needed and for many different reasons. (Wasn't there a story here somewhere about trust?) <LI>You might want to produce a representation of the story that can be read quickly so people can find out if they want to read the entire story. (These stories are about trust, and these are about children.) <LI>You might want to extract factual information from the story to use in analyses. (How many sheep did the wolf eat? How many times did the boy call for help?)</UL> <HR> <A HREF="#pgtop"><Img Src="flpage.gif" alt=""></A> <FONT SIZE="-2">Published by Lotus® Freelance Graphics® </BODY>