Many authors (Sternberg, 1993, Ricoeur, 1984, and Baroni, 2007) have insisted that thematic and modal narratology should not be looked at separately, especially when dealing with the function and interest of narrative sequence and plot.
Daugelis autorių (Sternberg, 1993, Ricoeur, 1984, and Baroni, 2007) reikalavo, jog teminė ir modalinė naratologijos nebūtų vertinamos atskirai, ypač, kai susiduriama su naratyvo sekos ir siužeto funkcijomis.