While tragic plots focus on the permanence and strength of nature and non-human factors, progressive plot is more important to the telling of history than a tragic plot because it tells history in terms of human thoughts, human acts, and human values, making it possible for people to relate to and und erstand history. Historical narratives written with a progressive plot focus on human thoughts when writing about humans facing danger and obstacles, a history using a progressive plot includes the thoughts and feelings of those humans.
Human thoughts le ad to great inventions and innovations in the face of natural obstacles.
By seeing human ingenuity in the face of adversity, readers of history are able to appreciate the significance of the thoughts of historical inventors. Readers of history can also recognize and identify with human thoughts. This identification allows the reader to understand the human motivations behind the events of history. By relating to, identifying with, and recognizing human thoughts people who read history are better able to understand the motivations behind the actions that cause historical events, which leads to a comprehension of history. Progressive plots focus on human acts that shape history.