How Does Story vs. Narrative - EP063 Work?

A story is what happens, and a narrative is how it’s told, like the difference between playing with your toys and telling someone about your playtime.

Imagine you have a favorite toy car. When you push it across the floor, that's the story, the real action happening right in front of you. But when you tell your friend, "My super-fast red car zoomed all the way to the moon!", that’s the narrative, because you’re making it more fun and exciting.

• The story is like what actually happens: You push your toy car from one end of the room to the other.
• The narrative is how you tell that story: You say your toy car flew through the air, past the moon, and landed on Mars.

So, when we talk about story vs. narrative, it’s like comparing what actually happens with how we choose to describe or show it, just like playing with toys versus telling a wild tale about them! A story is what happens, and a narrative is how it’s told, like the difference between playing with your toys and telling someone about your playtime.

Imagine you have a favorite toy car. When you push it across the floor, that's the story, the real action happening right in front of you. But when you tell your friend, "My super-fast red car zoomed all the way to the moon!", that’s the narrative, because you’re making it more fun and exciting.