Anti-narrative techniques

Anti-narrative techniques challenge traditional storytelling by disrupting linear plots and conventional structures. They often reject clear beginnings, middles, or ends, instead emphasizing fragmented, ambiguous, or disorienting elements. This approach can evoke curiosity, provoke thought, or reflect chaos and complexity in human experience. In literature, film, or art, anti-narratives use techniques like non-linear timelines, unreliable narrators, or deliberate ambiguity to encourage viewers or readers to question meaning and interpret the piece in multiple ways, creating a more open-ended and reflective engagement with the material.