Exploring the Significance of Character Knowledge in Storytelling

The chapter delves into the impact of characters' understanding of cultural customs and larger world concepts on conveying ingrained cultural knowledge. It discusses various techniques for incorporating clues and information into a story to advance the plot and develop the setting, emphasizing the importance of showing versus telling and gradual information revelation. The chapter also explores the significance of characters discovering new information in the narrative, highlighting the roles of different character archetypes like the stranger in a strange land or the village idiot in enhancing the storytelling experience.