长篇小说的要素,包括了故事、人物和结构。作者的任务就是采用一种巧妙的充满悬念的结构,曲折有致地叙述生动有趣的故事,刻画个性鲜明的人物。长篇小说这一文体的特性体现在叙事规模宏大、时间跨度长、视野开阔、场景繁多。与之相对应的是小说结构庞杂,线索多条,人物众多,情节千头万绪,故事盘根错节。小说的要义是,故事须能自圆其说,人物要逼真。换句话说,就是叙事要令读者信以为真,相信是生活中可以而 Elements of the novel, including the story, characters and structure. The author’s task is to use a clever structure full of suspense, twists and turns to narrate the vivid and interesting stories, portray character distinct personality. The characteristics of this style of novel are embodied in the grand scale, long time span, broad vision and numerous scenes. Correspondingly, the structure of the novel is complex, with many clues and numerous characters, with a multitude of stories and stories. The essence of the novel is that the story must be able to justify the characters to be realistic. In other words, it is the narrative that should be taken by the readers to be true and believed to be acceptable in life