Function of depicted space in a text of fiction

Dynamic features of artistic space in a text of fiction are under discussion. A topos of space that surrounds a literary character can shrink in size from cosmic to private. If a hero or heroine as the author’s idea, goes through a number of stages of shrinking space, it means that the author’s (as well as the reader’s) focus of interest is concentrated on the image, which enables a reader to assess the character’s scale and value for the evolvement of the plot.