PREP SOLUTIONS - MODULE 2 Unit - III FICTION & SHORT STORY By Mahima Sathgurunandhan From the beginning of civilization, the world has witnessed a whole lot of diverse cultures with some key attributes that intentionally or unintentionally showed similarities throughout the globe. One such thing is storytelling. It has been in existence for a long time. It is a part of everyone's life till now. And it has been developed into a proper literary form called 'Fiction', and it holds a major place in the literary world. ORIGIN The word 'Fiction' takes its origin from the Latin word 'fictiō' , meaning fashioning, forming and formation. WHAT IS FICTION? Rather than focusing on factual elements, the core of fiction focuses on imagination and narrates the story about fictitious events, people, places and stories. As Collins dictionary defines, 'Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or eve...