Abstract

Fidelity Theory has long served as a foundational framework for understanding the relationships between narrative representation textual interpretation authorial intention and audience expectations. Originating primarily within literary studies narrative communication adaptation theory and media studies Fidelity Theory attempts to evaluate how faithfully an adapted text or narrative corresponds to an original source. However contemporary scholarship increasingly argues that classical Fidelity Theory is insufficient for modern cultural technological and interdisciplinary contexts. Digital media multimodal storytelling globalization evolving audience expectations and post-structuralist theoretical perspectives have exposed gaps within traditional fidelity-based evaluative models. This research argues for a comprehensive rethinking correcting and rebuilding of Fidelity Theory to align it with twenty-first century intellectual realities. The study critically analyzes the flaws in classical