The beginning is the beginning of something.
The beginning is the beginning of the existence of something. It may be a beginning or a premiere . For example: “The beginning of the trip was quite annoying, since it took us two hours to cover fifty kilometers,” “I just started reading the book you gave me, so I'm still at the beginning,” “Did you hear this song? At the beginning, it reminds me of one of Michael Jackson.”
Principle - from the Latin principium - is also the point that is in the first place in an enumeration or in something that is extended, and the origin or reason for some issue: “The beginning of the financial crisis was in the mortgage crisis in the United States” , “Losing my job was just the beginning of the debacle: then I had to sell the car and finally they auctioned off my house” .
About the beginning
The concept of principle is linked, on the other hand, to the essential postulates that allow the development of scientific studies or the practice of an art , and to the most important rules that determine the way of thinking and acting: “The law of gravity It is one of the principles of physics” , “I cannot work for a company that damages the environment: it would be going against my principles” , “My grandfather is a man of principles and always keeps his word” .
Understood as a moral norm, the principle is a value that directs the actions of a subject according to what his conscience dictates. It is linked to individual freedom, since a principle is established without an obligation that comes from outside although it is influenced by society .
In narrative, the beginning is key.
Its importance in the narrative
The Argentine writer Julio Cortázar used to say that in a story one of the fundamental points , and what the author must take the most care of, is the beginning. Because? Because it will be through him that he will gain more followers to read his work.
Cortázar assures that the effectiveness of a story lies in the tension it generates; A well-used tension, which brings the events to an appropriate climax, can lead to a story of admirable conditions. However, if you manage to play appropriately with the facts and tension but do not achieve an interesting beginning, said narrative is doomed to failure. It is necessary to point out that a story is a narrative where time is short : there are few pages to tell everything the author would like, which is why it is necessary to economize and only talk about what is strictly essential.
The beginning of a story should contain few and direct elements, capable of attracting the reader's curiosity. Many suspense authors, for example, begin at the end , that is, they present a conflict based on a past event that is not named, which leads the reader to want to know that story in any way. Possibly, this is one of the best ways to approach a work of this type.
In the case of the novel it is different since by having more time and space, it is possible to express clearly and extensively what you want, playing much more with its different elements. It is often said that because of this advantage over the story, an unimpressive or poor beginning does not condemn the work to failure; However, that is not the case. The principle must also be carefully studied in a text of this magnitude. A suspense novel, to speak of the same genre, usually presents an important conflict from the first page, so that the reader feels attracted and wants to continue reading.