What is 框架叙事?
框架叙事（或框架故事）是一种技巧：一个故事在另一个故事中被讲述，外部的“框架”设定或评论内部的故事。它为后续事件创造距离、背景或一种故意的视角。
框架叙事将一个故事置于环绕的故事之中：例如，当前叙述者讲述过去的事件、某个角色朗读揭示一段恋情的信件，或讲述者传承他人的记忆。外部框架确立了谁在讲述内部故事、什么时候以及为何讲述，有时也决定我们是否应当信任他们。框架可以是单一简短的设定，也可以是一种持续的装置，在两条时间线或两种视角之间来回切换。在言情小说中，框架常以日记、信件、采访，或年长的主角回顾一段关系的形式出现。
Usage example
一段浪漫故事可以呈现为一位年迈的主角朗读记录着青年时爱情的日记条目——每条日记都是内部故事的一章，而当下的读者在外部框架中作出反应并发表评论。
Practical application
框架为情感增添层次，并塑造读者的期待：它们可以使故事显得亲密（私人日记）、权威（保存的信件）或不可靠（选择性记忆）。在互动式浪漫中，框架让应用程序为分支路径辩解（记忆或坦白的不同版本）、切换视角，并通过在框架揭示情境前隐匿来制造悬念。营销人员和作家可以利用框架来突出怀旧、神秘或元评论——当框架与内在故事重新连结时，结局会显得更有说服力。
FAQ
How is a frame narrative different from an epistolary story?
They overlap: epistolary stories are told through documents like letters and journals, which can form a frame. But not all frames are epistolary—frames can be oral storytelling, interviews, or a narrator’s present-day commentary rather than a collection of documents.
Does a frame make a narrator unreliable?
Not automatically, but frames highlight the narrator’s role and perspective, which lets authors play with reliability. If the frame reveals bias, memory gaps, or motive, readers may question how accurately the inner story is presented.
Can frame narratives work in interactive, choice-driven romance apps?
Yes. A frame can present each playthrough as a different telling—an edited memoir, a rewritten confession, or a what-if retelling—giving narrative reasons for multiple endings and letting players feel like co-authors of the framed account.