If a storyteller omits the inciting incident in a narrative arc, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

A missing inciting incident disrupts narrative coherence because the lack of an initial trigger event undermines the subsequent causal chain, and motivation becomes unclear; therefore, the narrative loses its structural integrity, rather than enhancing audience empathy or profundity, because these arise from a well-defined causal flow.

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