Mark Slobin's If I Stay

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A narrative knot is a filmmaker’s way of tying together music and plotlines. Narrative knots follow patterns throughout the entire cinematic world. One of Mark Slobin’s examples of a narrative knot is the practice of couples listening to classical music in a concert hall. During the concert the relationship usually transforms. An example of this narrative knot in a recent movie occurs in If I Stay (2014). Characters Mia and Adam go to a classical music performance on a date and during one of the cello pieces a clear change in the relationship transpires as they hold hands. Occasionally a narrative knot is too specific and does not properly describe what the reoccurring theme actually does for the storyline. According to Slobin, figure