ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference between short story and novel is their length; a short story is generally shorter than a novel as it is intended to be read in a single setting. Short stories generally range anywhere from 1, 500 to 30, 000 words whereas novels start from about 50, 000 words.

Detailed explanation-2: -Short stories usually focus on a single event or crisis, where novels have much more time to explore multiple events with a complex plot. A single event usually occurs in a short time frame, such as a day, although it might be fast tracked across a longer period of time.

Detailed explanation-3: -short story, brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. The short story is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main character of a short story has a need or fear that leads to a major change or climactic event in that person’s life. The protagonist comes to a single understanding or insight. A novel is much more complex with many transformational events that more than one characters can go through.

Detailed explanation-5: -A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories.