The three pieces of literary structure are quite important. They define what a piece of literature is. The ingredients first, make up a great deal of a piece of literature and are the most identifiable. Things such as setting, characters, tone, and other simple facts are common ingredients, although there are many others. Ingredients provide detail and are for the most part, the basic building blocks of any piece of literature. Like in a cooking recipe, the ingredients form the foundation for the process and eventually the “made thing”. They give the overall piece meaning and descriptive substance.
The second piece is the process. The process involves how the ingredients are used in a certain piece. Many things such as wording, person choice, and sequence of events can fall under the process. Things that have to do with process, are not just ingredients, but certain techniques and placement of those ingredients. The process is basically the recipe that will take the ingredients and form them into the made thing.
The made thing is the final piece to this structure. In it lies the overall purpose or theme of the piece of literature. Both the ingredients and the process are used to hone in on one or multiple key ideas. The made thing is often some broad point or perspective which the author wishes to bestow upon his or her readers. This is the apex of the writer’s construction, the final piece of art after all the strokes have been applied. Reading any work with these pieces in mind will enable a reader to analyze the text to find meaning.
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