Amasu Okuloba Indatshana

Ukuhlelwa kwezehlekalo (Plot), kutsho ukulandelana kwezehlakalo. Kundatshana kwenziwa ngobunono langokukhalipha okukhulu ngoba kungela ndawo lesikhathi sokwelula lezizehlakalo. Indatshana ilokuhlelwa kwezehlakalo okukodwa kulandela umlingiswa omqoka oyedwa. Ayilazo imbaxambaxa zezinye izehlakalo (sub-plots). Inoveli ingaba lembaxa ezinengi zichasisa ngabalingiswa abatshiyeneyo, eg omunye umlingiswa angathathwa asiwe edolobheni aphile khonale, omunye asiwe eGoli loba kwenye indawo, ayephila khonale. Khona kugatshaniswe…

Kuthuba elidlulileyo singenise indaba mayelana lamasu okuloba indatshana ngokukhangela okulandelayo; Ukuphawula Indatshana, Imibono Ngendatshana, Izibonakaliso Zendatshana kanye Lezimpawu Zendatshana. Lamhlanje Sizakhangela uphawu olumayelana leSethingi. Isethingi luphawu olumqoka ekulotshweni kwendatshana. Abanengi bajwayele ukuthi nxa becubungula loluphawu bathi lutsho indawo lesikhathi (place and time). Lokhu sekubonakele ukuthi akunjalo impela ngoba indawo lesikhathi kungezinye impawu zesethingi. Alikho ibala…

Indatshana ilembali ende njengaye umuntu ngoba ibiyindlela yokukhulumisana ebantwini. Lolu yilo uhlobo lwelithiritsha olulembali evela kude. Kumasiko abansundu inganekwane luhlobo lwendatshana obeluyindlela yokukhulisa abantwana, ukulaya, ukufundisa ngamasiko, ngolimi langembali yabantu. Imilando, indaba zabazingeli lazo zindatshana ebezikhona kulithiritsha yomdabu. Imibono ngendatshana Nanzelela imibono le ngendatshana. Okwesikhathi eside indatshana elotshiweyo ibingabonakali njengohlobo lwelithiritsha oluzimele lodwa. Indatshana ibivezwa…