Read the following introduction for a research paper on novels and answer the question. 'The word novel is borrowed from the Italian word novella (Henry 235). 2Defining exactly what a novel is can
be hard work. 3The standard dictionary definition is "a fictional prose narrative of considerable length,
typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters" ("Novel").
4Novels in some way represent life. "The representations, however, occur in a narrative about life and
experience. 6Since the novel can represent life, such fiction can be serious. 7The seriousness begins when
the novel deals with humankind in 0 way that shows its importance and significance within the fictional world
of the novel. The world of a novel varles greatly from author to author because each writer creates a new
fictional world for a new work. 9That world may be all the relationships of a whole nation or of a very small
town. 10That world may be as confined as the captain's cabin on a ship or as open as a little island. 11That
world may also be as withdrawn as the farthest recesses of the human mind. 12Novels are important as they
entertain and instruct the readers through a variety of life experiences.
Which sentences are off topic?