Flashback vs Backstory - What's the difference?
flashback | backstory |
a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
(psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
the condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system
The previous life and experiences of a character in a dramatic work.
* {{quote-news, year=2004, date=January 16, author=Kelly Kleiman, title=Her Side of the Story, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=These backstories cast the characters' behavior in a new light: of course Gertrude would promptly marry the man who saved her from abuse; of course Ophelia would be desperate and indiscreet in seeking Hamlet's love.}}
* A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives; a cover story.
A prequel.
As nouns the difference between flashback and backstory
is that flashback is a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative while backstory is the previous life and experiences of a character in a dramatic work.flashback
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(en noun)Synonyms
* (dramatic device) analepsisCoordinate terms
* (act of remembering) reminiscenceDerived terms
* (flame) flashback arrestorDescendants
* German: (l)See also
* flashforwardAnagrams
* ----backstory
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Alternative forms
* back story * back-storyNoun
(wikipedia backstory) (backstories)citation