Assertion: prologue's information | /r/HasProperty | vital
Facets:
value: to the understanding of the plot
type: PURPOSE
value: to the rest of the story
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: While there's some debate on how they function as a literary device (more on that later), it is agreed upon that a good prologue contains information that is vital to the rest of the story — though often not in a way that’s immediately apparent.
text: It contains information that is vital to the rest of the story, yet it’s apart from the story.
text: The first duty of a prologue is to supply information that is or will be vital to the understanding of the plot.
text: The first duty of a prologue is to supply information that is or will be vital to the understanding of the plot.
text: I can hear writers everywhere screaming, But the information in my prologue is vital!