Is there any difference between climax and turning point of a narrative?Some seem to make such a distinction.?

Answer 1

Yes dear. A turning point in a narrative is not necessarily the climax but the climax may be reached after a turning point. A narrative may have many turning points before a climax is arrived at. Read more about Aristotle's theory of literature: beginning-middle-ending.

Plot:
The plot must be “a whole,” with a beginning, middle, and end. The beginning, called by modern critics the incentive moment, must start the cause-and-effect chain but not be dependent on anything outside the compass of the play (i.e., its causes are downplayed but its effects are stressed). The middle, or climax, must be caused by earlier incidents and itself cause the incidents that follow it (i.e., its causes and effects are stressed). The end, or resolution, must be caused by the preceding events but not lead to other incidents outside the compass of the play (i.e., its causes are stressed but its effects downplayed); the end should therefore solve or resolve the problem created during the incentive moment (context). Aristotle calls the cause-and-effect chain leading from the incentive moment to the climax the “tying up” (desis), in modern terminology the complication. He therefore terms the more rapid cause-and-effect chain from the climax to the resolution the “unravelling” (lusis), in modern terminology the dénouement (context).
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How a narrative is shaped:

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Is there any difference between climax and turning point of a narrative?Some seem to make such a distinction.?

Answer 3

Climax Turning Point

Answer 4

While they are often used interchangeably - for example, if the narrative has only one major turning point - there can be a distinction:

Turning point

"One of several points of a novel in which the protagonist(s) must choose a course of action s/he had not earlier anticipated. Turning points typically produce character development and increase the dramatic tension."

Climax

"The dramatic moment when the main conflict in the story is resolved. In a romance novel, the climax usually involves the hero and heroine finally coming to terms with the conflict that has kept them apart. In a romantic suspense novel, the climax can involve capturing the villain or rescuing either the hero or heroine as well as a romantic resolution."

Answer 5

Actually, this is one area where being adopted can be a positive thing. I never had to live up to or live down any other family member's reputation or expectations. I never had Aunt Clara's nasty temper or failed to match Grandpa's musical ability. I got to be me. I think my aparents simply knew how to let my asiblings and me find ourselves. A generosity of spirit, if you will. Respecting difference and pointing out differences can be double edged swords. Pointing out a difference in a disrespectful manner would back-fire. Respecting differences with an exclusionary motive would again back-fire.

Answer 6

I am pretty sure that the climax of a book is the point you have been waiting for, usually the end. The turning point is when the tale changes or new ideas are inserted.